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A collar tab marking high rank.
Also known as: Collar tab, Staff gorget, Red tabs
The coloured patch worn on the collar to mark general and staff appointments.
Marks a general officer or a staff appointment by a coloured patch on the collar.
Contexts: History, Public information
Descends from the gorget, a piece of throat armour that survived as an ornament after it stopped protecting anything — one of several insignia in this batch that are vestigial armour.
Contexts: History, Public information
A rectangular or tapered patch of coloured cloth on each side of the collar, sometimes carrying an embroidered device or a line of braid.