Original British Pre WWI Era King’s Royal Rifle Corps Sealskin Busby Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice King’s Royal Rifle Corps Other Ranks pre WW1 Busby. It features a Black sealskin exterior with attached plaited cords. It is missing a corded boss to front, which would also usually hold the Regimental insignia, however this example does not have it equipped. The top of the cap is black wool felt, which folds down the middle. The hackle (plume) normally on the top front of the cap is unfortunately missing.

It has a black leather chin strap though it is a replacement to the cap, most likely done for display purposes. There are no markings present.

Condition overall is very good, though there are definitely some areas of mothing on the sealskin exterior, so the fur is missing in those areas. The color is well retained on the cords, which often fade to a golden color over time.

Very attractive and ready to become a part of your British Military Headgear collection!

The King’s Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years’ War in North America known as ‘The French and Indian War.’

Subsequently numbered the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire. In 1958, the regiment joined the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and the Rifle Brigade in the Green Jackets Brigade and in 1966 the three regiments were formally amalgamated to become the Royal Green Jackets. The KRRC became the 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets. On the disbandment of 1/RGJ in 1992, the RGJ’s KRRC battalion was redesignated as 1/RGJ, eventually becoming 2/RIFLES in 2007.