5th Royal Gurkha Rifles Officer's Silver Cap Badge, 1927 - 1947

Unmarked silver field service cap badge with pin fitting to the reverse. The number " 5 " surmounted by the Royal Crest within a pair of crossed kukris.

The Royal Crest was adopted in 1927. This pattern was worn by Officers on the forage cap and service dress cap from 1927 to 1947. Dimensions are 26mm high and 31mm wide as per item D26 in the publication detailed below.

See Figure D26 (p28) of "Insignia of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) published by the Gurkha Museums.



H32.7

Code: 63712