Boy Scouts Assistant Scoutmaster Hat Badge with Red Plume (c.1950–1964)

Short Description

Vintage Assistant Scoutmaster hat badge with original red plume and fleur-de-lis design, worn on lemon-squeezer hats during the mid-20th century.

Full Description

This item is a vintage Boy Scouts Assistant Scoutmaster hat badge, complete with its original red plume (also called a hackle or cockade). The badge shows the traditional Boy Scout fleur-de-lis / arrowhead emblem set inside a metal circle.

The red plume was used specifically for Assistant Scoutmasters, distinguishing their role from Scoutmasters and other leaders. This pattern was issued by the Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom, and also worn across Commonwealth countries including South Africa between approximately 1950 and 1964.

These plumed badges were typically worn on the wide-brimmed felt lemon-squeezer hats used by adult leaders during that period and are now collectable Scouting memorabilia.

Please view the photographs for exact detail. Sold exactly as shown.

Specifications

Origin: UK / Commonwealth (incl. South Africa)
Organisation: Boy Scouts
Role: Assistant Scoutmaster (red plume)
Type: Hat badge with plume
Era: c.19501964
Insignia: Fleur-de-lis / arrowhead
Condition: As per images
Size: As per image with ruler
Material: Metal with plume

Condition

Condition visible in photographs. Images form part of the description.

Disclaimer

All information provided is given to the best of my knowledge and may be incorrect.