North Somerset Yeomanry Officer's Hallmarked Silver Side Cap / Collar Badge - Edward VIII

A lovely small badge with maker's mark for Gaunt (JRG & S) and Birmingham Assay stamps with date letter 'M' for 1936. Circa 27mm tall. Worn as a field service side cap and collar badge in this size. Cypher of the abdicated monarch King Edward VIII to centre. A rare and short lived badge.

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Code: 69084

6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) Other Ranks Bi-Metal Cap Badge

Bi metal cap badge in good condition with original slider and two sweat / braising holes to the reverse of the scroll. With sharp detail. An all brass economy badge was issued in 1916.

The Regiment was amalgamated with the 3rd Dragoon Guards in 1922 to form the 3rd Carabineers ( Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards ), and again in 1971 with the Royal Scots Greys to form the Royal Sco...  read more

Code: 67629

The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards Other Ranks Bi-metal Cap Badge

A bi-metal cap badge in good condition with original slider. Two sweat / braising holes to reverse of scroll.

The star of St Patrick in white metal with brass title scroll superimposed. In 1922 it was amalgamated with the 7th Dragoon Guards, at which point it lost reference to its Irish pedigree.

K&K Vol 1, 740 refers.  read more

Code: 54750

Victorian / Edwardian 7th ( The Princess Royal's ) Dragoon Guards White Metal Cap Badge, 1898 - 1906

Good detail with three original dark toned lugs to the reverse. Worn circa 1898 until 1906 only. It was then replaced by a different pattern in brass.

K&K Vol 1 No 748 refers.  read more

Code: 58534

Victorian White Metal British Volunteer Artillery Forage Cap Badge - Larger Pattern (Grenadier Guards Style)

As worn on the pill box or peaked cap by many Volunteer Artillery Other Ranks across the Kingdom, a white metal grenade with seventeen flames (Grenadier Guards pattern but in white metal) with two original toned loops to the reverse but these have been reinforced or re-secured with lead solder. Circa 4.5cms tall. Lovely item. Circa 1860 - 1902. See also my item 66122 for the smaller pattern.<...  read more

Code: 66260

WW2 Royal Engineers Plastic Bakelite Economy Cap Badge

Dark brown plastic bakelite with original tabs and maker marked 1A and Stanley & Sons, Walsall. In poor condition and bent to shape and extremely grubby but an honest been there example. Sold as seen.

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Code: 68052

British Army - Royal Logistics Corps (RLC) Officer's Cap Badge and Matched Collar Badge Set, QEII Issue

A good 2nd pattern eight-pointed star with the topmost point displaced with a St. Edward's crown (QEII). Resting on crossed axes and surrounded by a laurel - wreath the Garter proper. Within the Garter an ordnance shield. At the base of the Garter a scroll inscribed
" We sustain ". The shield in silver plate with the remainder in gilt and enamel inlay. The Cap Badge has two original lon...  read more

Code: 68066

Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) George V (GV) pattern brass cap badge with backing

Original slider to reverse with correct blue backing cloth for wear on the beret. The GV RASC badges are scarce. It is a mystery as to why this should have be such a hard badge to find; the assumption being that earlier non Royal title cap badges were to be used up first.

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Code: 68159

Royal Artillery Officers Small pattern Fire Gilt Beret Cap Badge - Gaunt

Small pre 1952 beret pattern fire gilt die cast cap badge - a real belts and braces this one - with slider and two original lugs! The slider has JR Gaunt.London on the reverse, but the reverse is also maker marked in embossed lettering. Do not be put off by the full stop after Gaunt. This is the correct small pattern name stamping which DID use a full stop. The naming is the 13mm long and about...  read more

Code: 68729

WW2 Derbyshire Yeomanry Other Ranks White Metal Cap Badge

A die struck cap badge with original slider. As worn circa 1940 - 1957. This pattern has a laurel spray in place of the blank space and was sealed to be worn in white metal on 22nd February 1940. King's crown and in good condition.

K&K Vol 2 No 2342 refers.

See also:

https://www.paoyeomanry.org.uk/DerbyshireYeomanry.htm

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Code: 66540