Royal Artillery Gun Badge — British Army, 18th–Early 20th Century preview

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The Royal Regiment of Artillery has been in official British Army service since 1716. By 1899 it had been divided into the Royal Horse Artillery, Royal Field Artillery and Royal Garrison Artillery, each with a distinct operational role. The National Army Museum’s c.1903 cap badge provides a secure early-20th-century reference for the familiar crowned gun and two-scroll composition.

Provenance: Based principally on National Army Museum accession NAM. 1960-07-118-1, a Royal Artillery cap badge dated c.1903. Earlier Royal Artillery gun devices survive, but their exact crown, scrolls and layout should be treated as pattern-specific.

Research status: reviewed · reviewed 22/08/2026

Sources

2 references

Cap badge of the Royal Artillery, c.1903
National Army Museum, NAM. 1960-07-118-1, “Cap badge of the Royal Artillery, 1903 (c).” (National Army Museum)
Supports: Documents the muzzle-loading gun, crown, ‘Ubique’ scroll and lower motto scroll on a dated badge.
Royal Artillery
National Army Museum, “Royal Artillery,” Regiments and Corps. (National Army Museum)
Supports: Supports the regiment’s official service from 1716, the 1899 division into three arms and the symbolic status accorded to its guns.

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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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