Indian & Pakistan Armies - Khyber Rifles White Metal Collar Badge

A white metal die cast example, looks silver plated, with two small copper loops to the reverse. In very good condition with sharp detail. Circa 30mm tall and 30mm wide. Hard to date but a badge of very fine quality. The final photo shows this item against the larger cap badge, separately listed for sale elsewhere on this site as item 69129.

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Code: 69128

Indian & Pakistan Armies - Khyber Rifles White Metal Shoulder Title

In very good condition.

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Code: 69127

Indian Army - South Waziristan Scouts Silver Cap Badge - Maker Marked Barton

King's crown silver cap badge with two squeezed in loops with makers details for " Barton" and a " Silver " stamp to the reverse. The crowned 3D head of a mountain goat above the tri-part title scroll, " South Waziristan Scouts". Silver dark toned and apart from the nipped in loops in very good condition with sharp detail. Circa 40mm tall. Rare.

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Code: 69087

QVC / Victorian VRI Monogram Bronze Indian Staff Corps / Unattached List Cap Badge

A rare pre 1901 pattern badge, die struck in bronze with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 4.5 cms tall. UK made. Good sharp detail. Worn by staff / unattached list officers.

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Code: 68182

WW1 Indian Army - No 1 Dress Gilt Cap Badge and Shoulder Title for Indian Staff / Unattached Personnel

This pattern of cypher relating to George V and as worn 1911 - 1935, a large die cast gilt cap badge with two original lugs to reverse, UK made. Gilt bright. Circa 4.9cms tall. Fire gilt finish superb. Mounted on red felt backing for display. Together with a single "Staff" gilt shoulder title which is in equally good condition.

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Code: 68465

Indian Army - WW1 Era General Officers Army Staff Pair of Gilt Brass Shoulder Titles - UK Made

Worn 1902 - 1935, with original lugs to reverse, UK made. A close good match but with slightly different size lugs but otherwise a fine pair with only minor wear to gilt.

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Code: 59995

WW2 Indian Army - 1st Coorg Battalion - Wartime Raised Unit

A large well made theatre made cast brass example with two original loops. In very good condition.

Raised in 1942 from Southern India, the Coorgs were recruited to form a garrison battalion as the newly raised 1st Coorg Battalion. Like the 71st Coorg Rifles before it, the new battalion had a badge incorporating crossed Coorg knives (PEECHAEKATHI). In 1946 it was converted to t...  read more

Code: 69011

Indian Army - 16th Punjab Regiment Large White Metal Helmet Plate Pagri Badge

A large white metal finely cast theatre-made badge in the form of a crowned Maltese cross, behind which is a Muslim crescent, bearing a Sikh quoit with ‘16’ to centre. “PUNJAB REGT” below, with two small original copper loops to the reverse (north-south). Circa 53mm tall. This is the same pattern and size as worn by officer's on the pagri from 1922 onwards but this is theatre cast in white meta...  read more

Code: 68125

British Indian Army - Reserve Battalion Burma Military Police (BMP) Officer's Silver Cap Badge, pre 1937

A cast unmarked silver example with two original loops to the reverse. A seated crowned Chinthe facing left on a torse above the scroll 'Civis Sed Miles' (A citizen but a soldier) with a further scroll below that with the words "RESERVE Bn. B.M.P." Some loss of detail from service wear but scarce. In 1937 the Reserve Battalion was transferred to the Burma Frontier Force. Circa 4.2cms tall. ...  read more

Code: 68178

Indian Army -5th King Edward VII's Probyn's Horse Other Ranks White Metal Cap Badge

A finely cast white metal badge (silver plated) with two original loops. Prince of Wales's feathers at intersection of crossed lances, scrolls below with motto, 'Ich Dien', and the unit title, 'Probyn's Horse'. Worn circa 1921 - 1947.

This unit was raised in Lahore during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) by Captain Frederick Wale. After Wale's death in 1858, Major Dighton Probyn ...  read more

Code: 68964