Ceremonial Military Aiguillettes

Active Gear manufacture and supply a range of ceremonial Military aiguillettes. We also supply customize items as per customer requirements for many different purposes.

We are a leading Caribbean supplier to The Police Services, The Military, The Fire Services, Correctional Services, The Industrial Security Community and Uniformed Youth Groups of many of their items.

The aforementioned are our primary markets to whom we supply an assortment of aiguillettes. Although we manufacture and supply such in accordance with the individual needs of each member of our primary market throughout the Caribbean, the company’s scope of manufacture is not limited to our primary market.

If you have a Aiguillete, belt or sashe requirement, no matter what the industry, then we are happy to quote and produce samples.

We are manufactures and supplies of a wide range of aiguillettes as part of our commitment to supply ceremonial regalia to our primary markets. Aiguillettes are generally decorative silver or gold metallic cords, worn with metal tags, on the shoulder of a military uniform to denote the wearer’s rank or duty and any additional honours they may have. The word aiguillette actually refers to the metal tags at the end of the cord. British armed forces wear four types of aiguillette: 1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class and simple aiguillettes.

• Aiguillettes(other than those forming part of Regimental or Band uniform) are worn by officers holding certain General or Personal staff appointments. Aiguillettes are only worn when the wearer is on the business that carries the entitlement. For example, it is inappropriate for a captain ADC to a GOC to wear his Aiguillettes No 3 when attending a regimental dinner night without his general. Similarly a 3* officer who is a member of the Army Board but not ADC Gen and therefore entitled to wear Aiguillettes No 2 would not wear aiguillettes when wearing uniform as Colonel of his Regiment.

• Aiguillettes consist of two plaits of wire cord, with metal tag finials, and two plain loops of the same cord. The plaits and loops are connected at the point of the shoulder by a short braid strap in which is worked a buttonhole. The longer of the two plaits, and the longer loop, are attached at the rear of the wearer’s shoulder and pass under the arm. The shorter plait and loop are attached at the front of the shoulder. The shorter loop passes through the longer one and secures it. The two plaits and the shorter loop are attached to hooks or buttons as close to the wearer’s neck as possible. With a stand collar (e.g. Frock Coat or No 1 Dress), the small loop is attached to the lower hook and eye fastener of the collar. In collar and tie (e.g. No 2 Dress), the small loop is attached to a button or hook fixed under the lapel 3 inches from the base of the lapel. The braid strap connecting the cords is attached to a small button beneath and at the base of the shoulder-cord or shoulder-strap.No other accoutrement (e.g. sash or belt) is to be worn over aiguillettes and no part of an aiguillette is to hang below the wearer’s waist.
• Certain appointments wear the Royal Cipher (EiiR) on each of the metal tags of Aiguillettes No 1.
• Aiguillettes are only worn in the following Orders of Dress:

• i)  Full Dress
• ii) Frockcoat
• iii) No 1 and 3 Dress
• iv) No 2 and 4 Dress
• v) No 10 and 11 Dress