WW2 Royal Navy Quarter Gunners Rating Arm Badge, 3rd Class (Bullion)
WW2 Royal Navy Gunnery Quarter Ratings 3rd Class Trade Badge depicts a horizontal gun with a six-pointed star with Q below, embroidered in gold on dark blue wool. In very good unissued condition.
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15.00 GBP
WW2 Royal Navy Quarter Gunners Rating Arm Badge, 3rd Class (Tropical)
WW2 Royal Navy Gunnery Quarter Ratings 3rd Class Trade Badge depicts horizontal gun with a six-pointed star with Q below, embroidered in blue on white. Unissued condition. Worn 1939 - 1948.
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12.00 GBP
WW2 Early HM Destroyer Royal Navy Ratings Cap Tally
An original embroidered gold thread on black silk ribbon, with swallow tail ends and circa 35 inches ( 68cm ) in length. These "anonymous" cap tallies were intended to ensure that the enemy could not work out which warship was where. Note the full stops.
The tiny white spot in the photo is not a mark on the tally, it was a spec of thread which brushed off.
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30.00 GBP
WW2 Royal Navy Ratings HMS Cap Tally.
Full-length WW2 ribbon with gold-wire woven title "H.M.S" (Note full-stops).
At the start of World War 2, for security reasons sailors stopped wearing cap-tallies showing their ship's name. Tallies bearing HM Minesweeper and HM Destroyer were eventually replaced by a universal tally bearing only "H.M.S."
This tally has been worn but is in very good condition.
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14.00 GBP
WW1 Royal Naval Division RND Cap Tally Ribbon Hat Band
A rare and original First World War period 'Royal Naval Division cap tally ribbon', gold wire embroidered lettering on almost full length silk ribbon. Good condition, service wear, gold wire toned. Length Approx 35 inches, so a little shortened with the swallow tail ends squared off.
Worn by sailors of the Royal Naval Division circa 1915-16. At the outbreak of WWI, Winston Chu... read more
95.00 GBP
WW2 Quarter Gunners Arm badge with separate DEMS Merchant Marine Title
This configuration worn by DEMS (Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships) by Merchant Marine and Army Personnel allocated to such ships. the Quarter Gunners cloth, removed from uniform. The DEMS title appears to have been unissued, but they look good together.
AFO 3210/43 dated 15th July 1943, authorised this configuration for Acting Seaman Gunner D.E.M.S. Badges were issued in ... read more
135.00 GBP
British RNXS (Royal Naval Auxiliary Service) cloth shoulder insignia, 1960s
Royal Navy Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) cloth insignia, worn 1963 - 1994. It has the recipients service number neatly stitched in yellow thread to the top right corner '39505'. In very good condition.
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5.00 GBP
Royal Naval (RN) Royal Marines School of Music Royal Marines (RM) Corps Bandsman's Gilding Metal Cap Badge
Royal Naval / Royal Marines School of Music Bandsman's brass cap badge circa 1921-36 and also worn by RM bands without specific cap badges.
A die-stamped Globe and Laurels with lyre on top and two original loops to the reverse (some twisting to these). In good condition with sharp detail.
K&K Vol 2 No 2110 refers
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18.00 GBP
Royal Marines Helmet Plate, King's Crown
A good stiff brass helmet plate to the Royal Marines with two original loops to the reverse (east - west). Slight polishing to the continents on the globe otherwise in very good condition. Circa 8.5cm tall.
K&K Vol. 1 No 1100 refers.
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15.00 GBP
Early Victorian Mercantile Marine Masters Certificate in its origional Matched Leather Case dated 1857 - Cornishman
An original numbered vellum certificate issued to William Pearce born in Milor in Cornwall in 1814, but dated 1857, issued by the Board of Trade and stating he had 23 years in the Mercantile Marine including achieving the rank of Master. A quick internet search reveals he lived at Saint Feock, Nr Truro. He was married to Elizabeth and had seven children: 3 sons and 4 daughters. William died ... read more
45.00 GBP