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94th Victoria Regiment "Argyll Highlanders"
Artifacts
Officer Cap Badges
This section contains photos of two examples of officer cap badges for the 94th Victoria Regiment "Argyll Highlanders" circa late 1800's to 1920.
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Example 1
Officer Cap Badge
94th Victoria Regiment "Argyll Highlanders"
Circa Late 1800's to 1920
Pictured above is a one piece officer cap badge. The badge appears to be made of a brass base metal and is of heavy, solid construction with cut outs. The back is smooth and concave with an approximate 2mm raised ridge around the perimeter. The front has a gilt coating with polished highlights. The back has two lugs and is marker marked “J.R. GAUNT MONTREAL”. The badge measures approximately 35mm wide x 50mm high.
Note that this example has cut outs between the oak leaves and the inner ring of the badge. These cut outs are not present in Example 2 below.
Ref. Number: 0-7 (2-2-1.1)
Image Information: Scan of original artifact
Source: Cape Breton Highlanders Military Museum 2025 (CBHMM-A0001.9)
Example 2
Officer Cap Badge
94th Victoria Regiment "Argyll Highlanders"
Circa Late 1800's to 1920
Pictured above is a one piece officer cap badge. The badge appears to be made of a brass base metal and is of heavy, solid construction with cut outs. The back is smooth and concave with an approximate 2mm raised ridge around the perimeter. The front has a gilt coating with polished highlights. The back has two lugs and is not marker marked. The badge measures approximately 35mm wide x 50mm high.
Note that this example does not have cut outs between the oak leaves and the inner ring of the badge while Example 1 above does have cut outs.
Ref. Number: 0-7 (2-2-2.2)
Image Information: Scan of original artifact
Source: Robert MacLellan Collection 2025