Material: Gilding metal (brass)
Size: 20 mm w × 35 mm h
Description: This artifact is a genuine British Army collar badge (historically known to collectors as a "collar dog") worn by personnel within the Corps of Royal Engineers. The central insignia depicts a traditional heraldic flaming grenade, characterized by a smooth ordnance ball bursting into a dense cluster of sculpted flames rising vertically to a point. Anchoring the base of the grenade is an elegant, sweeping banner displaying the raised Latin motto "UBIQUE," which translates to "Everywhere"—a fitting moniker representing the global deployment and versatile combat engineering capabilities of the regiment. The two separate badges are currently nested face-to-back, secured firmly together by their original rear fastening loops and a traditional bent wire cotter pin just as they would have been stored together in a soldier's vintage kit bag.
Reverse: Original lugs and pin; joined as pair.
Circa: 1926-1952
Notes:
The most crucial detail for militaria collectors when authenticating this specific badge is the flame count. While the Royal Artillery famously utilizes a very similar flaming grenade insignia featuring only seven flames, the Royal Engineers variant is strictly defined by exactly nine distinct flames. The fact that this pair remains joined together via a vintage brass cotter pin is an exceptional find for uniform specialists, as these delicate split-pin fasteners were easily lost when insignia were removed from Service Dress tunics for laundering. Keeping them paired in this original unseparated state significantly enhances their historical value, preserving the authentic storage patina and preventing matching pieces from becoming mismatched over time.