Drum (Drummers) Brass Proficiency Sleeve Badge
$10.00
Brass Sleeve Badge 3cm Tall by 2.5cm Wide.
Trade, Proficiency & Skill at Arms Badges:
In the British cavalry the Farrier’s badge, at first worn on the caps was being worn on the arms of some regiments in the 1830s. Badges for proficiency and skill-at-arms first appeared after the Crimean War to promote efficiency with the weaponry and equipment that the army was using. The badge of crossed muskets was the first, authorized by Royal Warrant in 1856 and originally intended as a prize badge. By 1881 these badges, like rank badges were worn somewhat indiscriminately and regulations for their wear was addressed.
