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Colonel D.T. Irwin’s Tunic Throughout centuries, armies and militia have always used standardized dress to express identity and belonging. Britain’s Royal Artillery wore blue with scarlet facings and embellishments of embroidery and feathers – a look that encountered many changes over the years but kept its customary colours in the post-Confederation Canadian Militia.   Our […]

Captain William F. Slipetz’s Prince Automatic Super Lighter from the Korean War During the Korean War (1950–1953), the Prince Automatic Super Lighter became a popular tool for soldiers on the battlefield, renowned for its durability. Its compact size, approximately 2″ x 1 3/4″ x 1/2″, made it a convenient accessory for soldiers, easily fitting into

History of the RCA Badge Our collection at the RCA Museum contains countless military badges, patches and plates tucked away into old boxes and envelopes. These badges bear images identifying different ranks and units across the army. These symbols, known as insignias, existed long before the establishment of the Canadian Army and often tell a

4-Inch Iron Cannonballs Artifacts at the RCA Museum come in all shapes and sizes, even 4-inch iron cannonballs. We recently displayed two standard cannonballs at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. Both ‘solid shot’ and ‘shell shot’ were standard munitions for the 9-pounder smooth-bore in the 19th century. A solid shot, also called a round shot