cap badge
Military hat decoration
A cap badge is an emblem worn on military headgear to identify regiment, unit, or branch of service.
These metal or cloth insignia typically feature distinctive symbols, mottos, or heraldic devices: The regimental cap badge showed a crowned lion.
Collectors prize historical cap badges for their craftsmanship and military significance.
Highest point or tuft
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
pin · brooch · coat of arms · decoration · regalia · motif · monogram · hallmark
Colonel-led military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
- beretFlat wool cap
- armyOrganized land-based military
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
squadron · battalion · division · platoon · brigade · corps · drill · parade
Flat wool cap
- kepiFlat-topped visored military cap
- shakoPlumed ceremonial military cap
- balmoralScottish cap or boot
- tam o'shanterScottish beret with toorie
visor · bush hat · slouch hat · bearskin · busby · pillbox · helmet · cockade
Mid-level military rank
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- majorOf chief importance
- colonelSenior military officer
- generalWidespread, not specialized
officer · cadet · brigadier · commander · warrant officer · corporal · private · ensign
Custom passed through generations
- historyRecord of past events
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- veteranExperienced former soldier
lineage · commemoration · legacy · relic · memorabilia · museum · archive · collection
crest
Highest point or tuft
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
medallion · pin · brooch · coat of arms · decoration · regalia · motif · monogram · hallmark · signet
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
marines · squadron · battalion · division · platoon · brigade · corps · drill · parade · salute
beret
Flat wool cap
tam o'shanter · visor · bush hat · slouch hat · bearskin · busby · pillbox · helmet · cockade · hackle
sergeant
Mid-level military rank
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- majorOf chief importance
- colonelSenior military officer
general · officer · cadet · brigadier · commander · warrant officer · corporal · private · ensign · subaltern
tradition
Custom passed through generations
veteran · lineage · commemoration · legacy · relic · memorabilia · museum · archive · collection · battle honours
- military gearuniform, rifle, boots, combat boots, ammunition
- Celtic attiresporran, tartan, balmoral, ghillies, trews
- military insigniainsignia, rank insignia, patch, wings, crest
- Civil War attireblue coat, gray coat, kepi, kepis, frock coat
- military uniformsdress uniform, dress blues, dress whites, service dress, combat uniforms
- royal guardsroyal guard, Beefeater, guardsman, Swiss Guard, Queen's Guard
cap badgemedal
Metal honor token
service medal · campaign medal · rank insignia · lapel pin · decoration
cap badgeMedal of Honor
Peak military valor recognition
Victoria Cross · Purple Heart · combat medal · commendation · citation
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