Basic Uniform Requirements

For your own peace of mind, contact a member of the Rifles before purchasing any gear, as there are so many variations on the market today, it's easy to throw a lot of cash into starting a collection you didn't want. By seeing what we use (and reading these pages), you won't waste any resources.

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Field Uniform

Blouse, Battledress (with properly-placed insignia), P37 or P40[*]
Trousers, Battledress, P37 or P40 -or- Trousers,Parachutist's[*]
Denison smock[*]
Para Helmet:

• Converted Dispatch Riders Helmets
• Converted Belgium Para Helmets
• Converted RAC helmets
• Original W.W.II Para Jump Helmet

How to CHEAT: For beginners, you may omit certain items of kit and still look the part:

• the Denison smock and face veil, if you have a properly-adorned BD blouse, or vice versa.
• the Ammo boots, if you have Miner's boots or US black Corcoran jump boots
• the undershirt, if you're at anything other than a summer or tactical event. You'll have your BD blouse or Denison smock on anyway, which would cover it up. At summer events, you'll want a cooler shirt than either smock or blouse.

Walking-out Uniform

As above, sans Denison, veil, and helmet. You must have a BD blouse with properly-placed insignia. ADD a clean, blancoed webbing belt, and shine your boots, you dirty sod.

Insignia for the Rifles consists, in this instance, of a shoulder title, beret badge, and qualification and rank badges.

The shoulder title is black embroidered text on a dark (Rifle) green wool backing, and states "Royal Ulster Rifles." The unit is having reproductions made; if you can find originals and wish to wear them, more power to you. You'll need one for each shoulder, along with Pegasus patches and Airborne strips, as seen in the picture below.

The beret badge is visible on the home page, between the Pegasus patches. The Coy. is working on having reproductions of the cap badge made, but if you can find originals, go for it! Otherwise, check with the insignia providers listed in the Quartermaster links.

The only other insignia all members should have is the Glider Qualification badge, which are also being reproduced, on the right sleeve only (in the same position as the "Warrant Officer Class II rank insignia," below).

The Denison smock should have no insignia save rank (if required), on the right sleeve only, positioned as below.

All other insignia a member wishes to wear will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis with Coy. OC.