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Physical description
badge, card, 3 seals
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Thick card label:
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Details inscribed on reverse of an un-used ROYAL ARMY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT "DUPLICATE" label.
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ms, top left: Duplicate / right: No. 5273/1901
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Badge: On a small Rifle Green square, embroidered a black four point star with circular central motif, rays to the corners of the square.
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ms, to right of badge: 1556
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ms: Scotch & Irish Rifles Militia ("Militia" scored through, "Special Reserve" inserted.) / Star Wd. [Worsted] Embd. ("Embd" crossed through) All Ranks. / Cloth Green Rifles ("s" deleted, "No.3" added) (ex Scottish) (the latter deleted) A.R. / Badge for Re-engagement & Re-enlistment 4 pointed.
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ms, right: Specn. various nos., all crossed through, U/55 inserted.
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ms, lower left: To be Hand or Machine Embd.
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Approved 17/7/01
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ms, lower right: ACD/Patterns/308 & C/Militia/2876
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Reverse:
ms: 335 / stamped: LOCKER 138, 376 (all numbers crossed through).
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Badge secured to label with a length of twine , sealed to reverse with three red sealing wax seals, top is a rectangular seal bearing the Royal Arms with Victoria crown and encircled "Adjutant General Standard Pattern Seal, the next a circular seal bearing the shield of the Arms of the Board of Ordnance encircles Chief Inspecting Officer and the lower a circular seal bearing thw WD arrow with flat Victoria crown ane encircled Pattern Seal.