Grandga Emu plumes and Tufts
Australian Army Slouch Hat Plumes
As worn by the Australian Light Horse and now the Royal Australian Armored Corps
100% real Emu feather Plumes Grandga Emu Plumes Grandga is a registered name. ABN 45641978741
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Used with the black Beret
with leather binding.
For ease of identifying the different type of plumes, Thick plumes are in white leathers, Standard plumes are in Black and 25cm plumes are in Brown.
Standard plumes have over 160 feathers and the thick plumes have over 240 feathers both of them comply with Army Dress Manual.
Special orders
Special 25cm long
(subject to available of feathers)
100% real Emu feathers DO NOT comply with ASOD, volume 2 part 3, about 144 feathers made to order. For use with historical groups
The emu plume
Slouch hats worn by members of the Armoured Corps are adorned with emu plumes.
This tradition originated with the Queensland Mounted Infantry during the great shearers’ strike in 1891. During this time, the Queensland Mounted Infantry were called out to aid the civil power.
As time permitted, the soldiers would ride their horses alongside emus, pluck the breast feathers, and place them on their hats. The Gympie Squadron was the first to wear the feathers and the rest of the regiment soon followed. The Queensland government permitted the Regiment to adopt the plume as part of its uniform in recognition of its service.
In 1915, the Minister for Defence, Sir G. F. Pearce, granted all units of the Australian Light Horse permission to wear the plume, which they referred to as ‘kangaroo feathers’.
Emu tufts of approved design and dimensions are now worn by all members of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps.
The Plume in the photo is made from the breast feathers typical of Emu's. Softer and white with a black tip
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