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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Second World War Artists Rifles Brass Cap Badge

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1939 - 1945

Historical information

Second World War Artists Rifles brass cap badge, depicts the classical helmeted heads of Mars and Minerva, looking left, resting on a title scroll with "Artists Rifles". Designed by J.W. Wyon which depicts Minerva and Mars in profile – 2 classical figures linked to warfare.

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Registration number

cwa-org-12-2008.4.2

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

40 mm

Height or length

50 mm

Weight

11 g

Inscriptions and markings

Title scroll below marked 'ARTISTS RIFLES'.

Contextual Information

WW1 Artists Rifles brass cap badge. The Artists Rifles was a British Army volunteer regiment originally formed in 1850.
(https://grenadiermilitaria.com/product/the-artistes-rifles-cap-badge/)

Keywords

First World War

British Army Volunteer Regiment

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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