Wearing a Caubeen

[Bugbear]

I'm not going to do it for a bunch of reasons.

Some of this history and information linked to is interesting, though.

[Sionnach]

http://www.londonirishrifles.com/caubeen.cfm

http://www.royalirishrangers.co.uk/uniform.html

http://st.louis.irish.tripod.com/

Regards,

Todd

Thanks,

Todd

[Skipper1]

I quoted the London Irish web site above, Skipper.

T.

Oops: - sorry for the repeat.

Still interested in the info on the cap badge.

[puddlemuddle]

Just for the heck of it.....
Here is a picture of me with I believe (sorry it was several years ago) am meber of the Irish Guards at Fort George outside Inverness. Notice how the "modern scottish" Caubeen is a little bit smaller and like the modern TOS a bit more form fitting.



Of note also...during WWII members of the Royal Irish Fusiliers attached to the 78th Battleaxe Division in Italy actually had Caubeens made locally out of the same material as their BattleDress jackets and Tams!

Chad

[puddlemuddle]

ok..well..after looking at theis picture again...and I could swear the guy told me it was a caubeen,,,,now I am not so sure that it isn't a modern Beret....but I always thought that only the Royal Marines wore the green Beret....
Anyone?
Chad

[xena]

I think RM's might be a bit adverse to the hackle (I think that's what it's called - the little feather thing behind and above the cap badge), not to mention being a bit too attached to their cap badge as to adopt the Irish Harp in it's place.

And the material appears to be pulled in a different direction than the way it would go on the average booties head. Marines form their berets differently.

[pipesndrumsnun]

Wear it happily and well!

[macwilkin]

ok..well..after looking at theis picture again...and I could swear the guy told me it was a caubeen,,,,now I am not so sure that it isn't a modern Beret....but I always thought that only the Royal Marines wore the green Beret....
Anyone?
Chad

Light Infantry/Rifles, such as the Gurkhas, wear green berets.

T.

[macwilkin]

I think RM's might be a bit adverse to the hackle (I think that's what it's called - the little feather thing behind and above the cap badge), not to mention being a bit too attached to their cap badge as to adopt the Irish Harp in it's place.

And the material appears to be pulled in a different direction than the way it would go on the average booties head. Marines form their berets differently.

To quote the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: "Don't tackle wi' the hackle!"

Aye, it is a caubeen indeed. BTW, the London Irish wear their caubeens a la the French, with the badge over the right eye.

Todd

[English Bloke]

He's in the Royal Irish Regiment. The harp-shaped cap badge and green hackle are the pointers. The Royal Irish Regiment was formed in 1992 following amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers and The Ulster Defence Regiment although private soldiers in the Regiment are still called Rangers. This photo is taken in or after 2002 from the Registration Number on the van behind. It is a Caubeen he's wearing and it has been 'shaped' (alternately dunked in Hot and cold water then shaped on the head and worn till dry) Most British Beret-type headdress is shrunk and adjusted this way to make them sit better than they do when fresh off the shelf. Irish Guards wear a light brown beret with a Blue-Red-Blue, cloth backing behind their Irish Guards, star shaped cap badge.