Georgian / Napoleonic Bocking & Braintree (Essex) Loyal Volunteers (Essex) Officer's Silver Plated Tunic Coatee Button

Circa 21.5mm in diameter, blank reverse, mould line, original fixed shank. Silver plate slightly tarnished otherwise in excellent condition. Worn in the second period of the volunteer movement (1803 - 1808). " B 7 B" Cypher within a Georgian crowned strap "Loyal Volunteers". Rare.

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Code: 69536

Georgian / Napoleonic Loyal Nottingham Volunteers (LNV) Officer's Silver Plated Tunic Coatee Button

Circa 19mm in diameter, blank reverse, original fixed shank, open-backed convex silver plated button. Silver dark toned otherwise in very good condition and rare.

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Code: 69537

Georgian / Napoloeonic Liverpool Fuzileers / Royal Liverpool Fuzileers / Second Battalion, Liverpool Volunteer Corps

Circa 18mm in diameter, silver plated, fixed shank (slightly bent over), blank reverse, small ding to right of crown. Otherwise in good worn condition and rare. Worn until 1808 when they were absorbed in to the Local Militia.

The following extract is from:

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Code: 69540

13th Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk) Rifle Volunteers Large Pattern Officers Black Button

Circa 23mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker / military outfitter marked R E Hayward, 50 Long Acre, London (at this address from 1853 - 1895). Coat of Arms on Shield below a QVC crown. Worn from 1860 - 1880. Scarce.

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Code: 66018

WW1 Home Front - Womens Legion (WL) Brooch Pin Badge

Die struck in bronze. Earlier pattern with wings on the figure of victory. Sadly C clasp is damaged and tip of pin has been truncated slightly otherwise in good condition. Circa 4.5cms tall. Condition reflected in price. No returns on this item. Sold as seen.

(A claret / maroon cloth backing would indicate a motor transport driver. However, no cloth backing present).
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Code: 65838

CLNG / V (City Of London National Guard Volunteers) WW1 VTC Brass Army metal shoulder title - attributed

A good scarce brass Volunteer Training Corps shoulder title with two loops to the reverse (one reattached with solder) and maker's stamp Gaunt, London. The owner has neatly scratched his name to reverse ' Luxley'.

Westlake No 1855 refers.

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Code: 65677

Embroidered Cloth Proficiency Diamond Efficiency Badge as worn by Volunteer Rifle Corps / Volunteer Battalions, 1879 - 1909

Introduced in 1879 and withdrawn from wear in 1909 (I can confirm this for definite as I have a sealed pattern of this item in my own collection and it has been annotated as such). Worn on the lower right sleeve just above the Austrian knot. It was awarded to volunteers "returned as efficient in rifle drill and practice in the last annual return of their Corps". The white diamond on scarlet was...  read more

Code: 60670

Indian Army - Bombay Light Patrol, White Metal Cap Badge

Of UK manufacture given it is die struck. Two original lugs to the reverse. Circa 3.9cms tall. In superb good condition. Post 1933.

Prior to 1933, known as the Bombay Light Horse, part of the cavalry reserve of the British Indian Army, . The badge was modified from "Horse" to Patrol" in 1933 to reflect their mechanisation as the Bombay Light Patrol.

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Code: 68109

Pakistan Army - 5th (Probyns) Horse Officer's Pagri Cap Badge

A very fine unmarked silver & gilt officer's pagri cap badge to the 5th Probyns Horse, now an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Original pin fixing and c clasp to the reverse (north-south). Circa 4.4cm tall. This is the post 1956 issue as the "Ich Dien" has been replaced by Urdu script. In 1956, Pakistan became a republic and all titles pertaining to British royalty were dropped, although...  read more

Code: 59815

Crested China - WW1 Tommies Steel Helmet with Islay (Scotland) Crest

WW1 Crested China - Army Steel Helmet with Islay crest (where they make a very pleasant drop of malt whisky). Three edge nibbles to the back rim otherwise undamaged with no repairs. Scarce crest. Maker marked Porcelle, British made.

Will post to a UK address only.

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Code: 62147