Insignium Astartes

Insignium Astartes: The Uniforms & Regalia of the Space Marines
Author(s)	Warwick Kinrade
Cover Artist	Alan Merrett
Released	August 2002, March 2010 (Print on demand)
Pages	64
ISBN	ISBN 9781841542454 ISBN 9781844169030

Insignium Astartes is a Warhammer 40,000 background book written by Alan Merrett. It focuses primarily on the uniforms, armour and organisation of the Ultramarines Chapter but also features the basic regalia of numerous other chapters - many of which are seldom mentioned elsewhere. Every chapter featured is believed to conform to the rules of the Codex Astartes which was written by Ultramarines Primarch Roboute Guilliman following the Horus Heresy. ^[1] Insignium Astartes was first published in 2002 and is available as print on demand title since 2010.

Contents

• Introduction
• Space Marines
  • What is a Space Marine
  • Space Marine Chapters
  • Chapter organisation
  • Company banners and shoulder pads
• Squad variations
  • Tactical Squad
  • Assault Squad
  • Devastator Squad
  • Command Squad
  • Veteran Squad
  • Terminator Squad
  • Scout Squad
• Badge variants
• Officers
  • Captains & Commanders
  • Chaplains
  • Apothecaries
  • Librarians
  • Techmarines
• Vehicles
  • Bike
  • Land Speeder
  • Dreadnought
  • Rhino & Razorback
  • Land Raider & Predator
• Other Codex Chapters
• Honour badges
• Army badges & field signs

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

This book also exists in universe as it makes an appearance in Liar's Due (Short Story).^[2]

Sources

• 1:Insignium Astartes - Google Books Last accessed at 8th January 2022
• 2:Liar's Due (Short Story)