Military Symbols and Insignia
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Royal Artillery Gun Badge — British Army, 18th–Early 20th Century
A muzzle-loading field gun forms the centre of this documented Royal Artillery cap badge, accompanied in the complete insignia by a crown and motto scrolls.
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Stringed Bugle-Horn Badge — British Light Infantry and Rifles, c. 1800–1918
A bugle horn suspended by knotted cords served as a recurring badge device for British and British Indian rifle and light-infantry regiments.
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Fouled Anchor Badge — British Royal Navy, 18th–19th Century
A cable wound around an anchor appears on documented Royal Navy buttons and weapons, with the route of the rope changing between official patterns.
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Crown Rank Badge — British Army Officer Insignia, 19th Century–1918
A royal crown served as one component of British Army officer rank, used alone or with stars and crossed devices according to rank and period.
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Bath Star Rank Badge — British Army Officer Insignia, 19th Century–1918
The British Army officer’s rank star—or “pip”—is a compact version of the Order of the Bath star, centred on three crowns and its circular motto.
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Napoleonic Eagle Standard Device — French Army, 1804–1815
A bronze eagle finial issued with French regimental colours from 1804, modelled with spread wings and one talon resting on Jupiter’s thunderbolt.
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Flaming Grenade Badge — French Infantry and Gendarmerie Traditions, 19th Century
A stylised grenade with rising flames identified particular French arms and services, but its flame count and accompanying devices depended on regulation and context.
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Crossed Cannon Branch Device — French Artillery, 19th Century
Two cannon barrels crossed in saltire formed a French artillery branch attribute, often combined with a flaming grenade or other pattern-specific details.
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Iron Cross — Prussian Military Decoration, 1813 Pattern
Prussia’s blackened-iron cross with silver edging was instituted by Friedrich Wilhelm III on 10 March 1813 for service in the wars against Napoleon.
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Prussian Eagle Helmet-Plate Device — c. 1842–1918
A crowned Prussian eagle plate mounted on Pickelhaube helmets, with line, grenadier and Guard forms differing by inscription, breast device and added star.
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Austro-Hungarian Double-Headed Eagle Military Device — 1867–1918
The Habsburg double-headed eagle appeared on Austro-Hungarian military headgear, with its metal, central number and surrounding fittings varying by branch and regiment.
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Russian Imperial Double-Headed Eagle Cockade or Badge — 19th Century–1917
A crowned double-headed Imperial Russian eagle was fitted to military helmet plates, busbies, buckles and specialist badges before 1917.
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Savoy Cross Military Device — Kingdom of Sardinia/Italy, 19th Century–1918
The white cross of Savoy, normally set in a red shield, marked the ruling dynasty and appeared on the standards, uniforms and fittings of Sardinian and royal Italian forces.
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Bersaglieri Horn Badge — Royal Italian Army, 19th Century–1918
The hunting horn identifies the Bersaglieri’s light-infantry lineage, usually appearing within a composite badge rather than as an isolated generic bugle.
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Ottoman Crescent-and-Star Military Cockade Device — 19th Century–1918
The crescent and five-pointed star appeared on documented late Ottoman Army buttons, belt fittings and badges, with their framing and orientation varying by object.
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Infantry Hunting-Horn Insignia — United States Army, 1832–1875
A looped hunting horn served as a United States infantry branch device on uniforms before the Army introduced crossed rifles in 1875.
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Crossed Rifles Infantry Insignia — United States Army, 1875–1918
Crossed shoulder arms became the U.S. Army infantry branch insignia in 1875, but the weapon model and accompanying numbers changed before later standardisation.
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Crossed Sabres Cavalry Insignia — United States Army, 1851–1918
Two curved sabres crossed in saltire identified United States cavalry, with period examples varying in crossing point, orientation, finish and unit numbers.
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Crossed Cannon Artillery Insignia — United States Army, 1830s–1918
Crossed gun tubes identified United States Army artillery from 1834, with regimental numbers, embroidery, metal finish and later specialist additions varying by pattern.
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Engineer Castle Insignia — United States Army Corps of Engineers, c. 1840–1918
The turreted castle represented United States Army engineers and fortification, appearing on Corps equipment from 1840 before formal adoption as branch insignia in 1902.
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Eagle Breastplate — United States Army Accoutrement, c. 1820s–1870s
A round brass eagle plate secured the shoulder belt of a U.S. Army cartridge box; regulation evidence places the documented pattern in the 1839–1841 uniform reforms.
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Great Seal Eagle Cap Device — United States Army, 1902–1918
The 1902 U.S. Army uniform regulations prescribed a gilt United States coat-of-arms device for officers’ service caps.
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General Service ‘Rising Sun’ Badge — Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, 1902–1918
Australia’s 1902 General Service Badge arranged a crown and trophy of arms above an “AUSTRALIA” scroll; it later became popularly known as the Rising Sun.
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Maple Leaf General Service Badge — Canadian Expeditionary Force Context, 1914–1918
Maple leaves appeared across varied Canadian Expeditionary Force cap and collar badges, usually combined with unit titles, crowns, numerals or other devices.
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Death’s-Head Hussar Badge — Prussian Brunswick Military Contexts, 18th Century–1918
Skull-and-crossbones badges identified particular Brunswick and Prussian formations, but their patterns and institutional histories were distinct.
About this collection
A curated collection of diverse military rank, branch, and unit insignia reflecting authentic forms used worldwide across the 18th to early 20th centuries.
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