Military Insignia

Made in Britain

The Military Insignia Workshop

Our products are designed and made in Leeds, Hallmarked in Sheffield, and shipped around the world.

We take pride in reproducing true and accurate replicas of some of the great insignias of the British Army in a range of tasteful jewellery.

1. How the master is made

To produce an identical gold or silver badge of a Regimental cap requires a master to be made which is identical to the original badge, but significantly larger.

2. Making the Mould

When the master completed, we make a moulding box into which the master is placed.

3. The Engraving Master

From the master mould we now cast a second master, which will be used to machine a master in brass, that will be the exact size of the item we wish to produce.

4. Engraving

The master is mounted in an engraving machine that was designed and manufactured in our own workshop.

From this we can produce a casting master of any size which will be an exact copy of the larger master.

5. The Casting Master

The casting master is nearly the end of the process and represents the exact shape, size and detail in brass of the original large master we made earlier.

6. Casting

Having passed inspection it's now time to dispatch our master to the gold smelting company who carry this work out on our behalf.

Most casting is based on the lost wax method or centrifugal induction casting. Both systems are ideal for picking up the fine detail in the master, to such an extent that fingerprints have been found embodied in the work.

Detailed reading of our badge manufacturing process:

• How badges are made