Insignia of the Canadian Mounted Police : 1873-1998

by Donald J. Klancher

The exhaustive research conducted over a period of some thirty years had never been attempted by anyone else. The book represents the most in-depth study ever undertaken of the various badges and insignia worn, or used by, members of the North West Mounted Police {NWMP}, Royal North West Mounted Police {RNWMP} and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police {RCMP}.

No potential source of information was overlooked; included were the National Archives of Canada and the RCMP Archives, both located in Ottawa, Ontario; the RCMP Museum in Regina, Saskatchewan; Glenbow-Alberta Museum in Calgary, Alberta; Archives of the Province of Manitoba in Winnipeg; Archives of the Province of Saskatchewan in Regina; Archives of the Province of Alberta in Edmonton and the Yukon Archives in Whitehorse and Dawson City. The archives located at many smaller museums were also perused, as well as the documentation accumulated by many private collectors. Some research was undertaken in England.

Additional information was gleaned from NWMP, RNWMP and RCMP General Orders and Annual Reports. This work will, without a doubt, be the definitive work on Mounted Police badges and insignia for many years to come.Printed on 70 lb., matt coated stock; hard bound with the pages drilled and stitched for added strength. There are some 620 pages with approximately 900 black and white photographs; of which the vast majority are of a single item.

It was divided into 24 chapters:

1 - Badge Development
2 - Buffalo Head Badge - Motto
3 - Officer - Rank Badges
4 - Officer - Rank Equivalents and Honourary Ranks
5 - Officer - Cap Badges
6 - Non-Commissioned Officer - Rank Badges
7 - Other Ranks - Cap Badges
8 - Shoulder Badges - Metal
9 - Shoulder Badges - Cloth
10 - Collar Badges - Officer : Other Ranks
11 - Officer - Sabretache : Helmet Plate : Undress Pouch
12 - Buttons
13 - Marksman - Sharpshooter
14 - Appointment - Specialist
15 - Good Conduct - Long Service
16 - Aiguillettes
17 - Breast Badges - Pocket Badges
18 - Marine Section - "Marine" Division - Marine Services
19 - Pipers and Drummers
20 - Military
21 - Tack
22 - Miscellaneous
23 - Veterans’ Associations
24 - Reproduced - Fake

The foreword was written by respected historian and author, Dr. James J. Boulton of Edmonton, Alberta.

Insignia of the Canadian Mounted Police : 1873-1998

by Donald J. Klancher

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