The King's Regiment Cap Badge
Official MOD-Licensed Military Display Piece
Celebrate the heritage of The King's Regiment, the North West infantry regiment formed on 1 September 1958 through the amalgamation of The King's Regiment (Liverpool) and The Manchester Regiment.
Initially titled The King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool), the regional subtitle was dropped in 1968. Its soldiers, known as Kingsmen, served in locations including Kenya, Kuwait, Berlin, Hong Kong, West Germany, Northern Ireland, the Falkland Islands, Cyprus, Iraq and Kosovo. On 1 July 2006, the regiment amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Border Regiment and The Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, where its traditions continue today.
This precision display piece faithfully reproduces the distinctive King's Regiment cap badge, combining the White Horse of Hanover of the Liverpool lineage with the fleur-de-lis associated with the Manchester lineage, above the KINGS scroll. The badge notably carries no Royal Crown and no motto on the badge itself.
Supplied with an integrated keyhole mount, it is ready to hang straight from the box.
Product Features
Official MOD-licensed design
Faithful reproduction of The King's Regiment cap badge
High-definition 3D-printed detailing
Lightweight and durable Silk PLA construction
Integrated keyhole wall mount
Ready to hang straight from the box
Made to order in the United Kingdom
Specifications
š Dimensions: 190 mm Ć 250 mm Ć 32 mm
šØ Finish: Silk PLA in colours selected to reproduce the approved regimental badge design
š¼ļø Display: Integrated keyhole wall mount
š Made to Order: Produced and finished in the United Kingdom
š¦ Dispatch: Typically dispatched within 10 working days
About the Badge
The King's Regiment cap badge brought together two symbols with histories stretching back long before the regiment itself was formed.
At its centre is the White Horse of Hanover, inherited from The King's Regiment (Liverpool). Following the regiment's service against the First Jacobite Rebellion in 1715, King George I granted the White Horse of Hanover to the regiment in 1716. It remained a defining part of the Liverpool regiment's identity and was carried into the combined King's Regiment badge in 1958.
Behind the White Horse is the large fleur-de-lis, inherited from The Manchester Regiment and associated with its antecedent, the 63rd Regiment of Foot. The precise reason for its original adoption is not completely documented. Regimental tradition connects it with service against the French in the West Indies, particularly Guadeloupe. The fleur-de-lis was formally approved as The Manchester Regiment's cap badge in 1923.
Beneath the two symbols is the simple KINGS scroll. Unlike many British Army cap badges, the design contains no Royal Crown, so there is no separate King's Crown or Queen's Crown version of this badge pattern. The regimental motto, Nec Aspera Terrent, traditionally rendered within the King's regimental tradition as "Difficulties be Damned", does not appear on the cap badge.
Ideal For
King's Regiment veterans and families
Former Kingsmen
King's Regiment (Liverpool) and Manchester Regiment collectors
British Army and cap badge collectors
Regimental display collections
Retirement, service and remembrance gifts
British military history enthusiasts
Official Licensed Product
Intellectual Property of the Secretary of State for Defence is used under licence. This item is produced for commemorative and display purposes and is not an official issue military insignia.
