Royal Welsh Fusiliers Officers OSD Facing Pair of Upright Collar Badges - Dragons

A facing pair, but not exact match (colour variation) and one appears to have been laquered otherwise in very good condition with original loops. Both feature the Regimental pattern dragon with a looped and forked tail, making this a later post WW2 issue. Circa 5.7cms tall.

Churchill No 641 refers  read more

Code: 64643

Royal Artillery (RA) Officers Bullion Beret Badge, QEII issue

A good post 1953 gold wire embroidered example. On black felt backing. Glue marks to the reverse.

G109.3  read more

Code: 62758

Palestine Police Large Flat Silver Pated White Metal Button, Kings Crown

Circa 23mm in diameter, flat backed with fixed shank, and maker marked Firmin London. In very good condition, but tarnished and could do with a light clean. Worn from 1920 until the end of British rule in 1948.

G171.1(2)  read more

Code: 63050

R / KENYA POLICE - (Reserve) Cast Brass Shoulder Title

Kenya Police Reserve locally made cast brass shoulder title. Two original tombstone style lugs to the reverse. Scarce.

Not listed in Renfrew.

E59.1  read more

Code: 60234

Cold War 162nd Independent Infantry Brigade Group (TA) Embroidered Woven Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge

Removed from uniform with most of original black paper backing to reverse. Some slight edge damage overwise in good overall condition.

A black castle and key on an amber heart on a black square.

BoBD (Cole) p100 / Davis No 184 refers (Davis considers this to be very rare).

Comm DaSm  read more

Code: 67511

Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry (NIY) Officers Large Pattern Gilt Brass Button

Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Stohwasser & Co, London. Odd small mark but gilt bright, and in very good condition. Scarce maker/retailer. King's Crown. Worn from 1903 - 1908.

Ripley No 412 refers.

G84.2  read more

Code: 68028

WW1 Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Slip-on Woven Shoulder Title

Worn in facing pairs, this is a single example with the bugle facing to right. In good condition with minor edge wear to left edge but with no moth and with a solid linen backing to the reverse.

Slip-On Cloth Shoulder Titles were instituted by the British in April 1916 as an economy measure to conserve metal.

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Code: 69433

Light Infantry Rank and Procifiency Badges, 2 types

In February 1952, Light Infantry Regiments of the British Army had their Warrant officer rank badges and proficiency arm badges standardised with woven cloth badges with rifle (dark) green thread and black thread highlights on buff or khaki fawn backing, but by 1954 this backing had been lightened to what was described as a maize background, as is the case with the two badges for sale here, as ...  read more

Code: 69432

1st Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Embroidered Yellow / Gold on Rifle Green Felt Cloth Shoulder Title, worn Berlin 1951-52

An unofficial title with full lettering. Mills claims worn by 1st Battalion whilst serving in Berlin 1951 - 1952. good bright condition, loose hessian mesh with some traces of paper and glue to reverse. In good condition. Scarce.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4284

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Code: 69431

WW2 Home Front Collectable - Economy Plastic National Savings Pin

A scarce National Savings gold coloured cellulose acetate plastic economy badge issued after 1942 due save on metals for the war effort (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Bakelite). Badge is Circa 3cm tall excluding length of pin. In very good condition.

Featured in "Doing Their Bit" by Jon Mills, p192.

Coll  read more

Code: 62888