WW2 Home Front - National Fire Service (NFS) Enamel and Chrome White Metal Cap Badge
Enamel in good undamaged condition, with minor surface wear to the chrome finish. Two original lugs to the reverse (some twisting and bending) otherwise in very good condition. Circa 4.7cm tall and 4.1cm wide. King's Crown. Complete with cotter pin. Comes with small medium pattern button as worn also by the NFS.
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WW2 Home Front - Observer Corps Officer's Gilt Cap Badge
A scarce original officer's pre 1941 die cast figure of an Elizabethan coast-watcher holding a flaming torch and scanning the horizon resting in a curved scroll inscribed 'Observer Corps'; the reverse retaining two original long loops (some slight twisting from service wear). Gilt finish now a little dulled and a touch of verdigris to front otherwise in good condition with no damage. Circa 4.5... read more
WW2 Home Front - Civil Defence Painted Yellow on Black Cloth Arm Band Brassard
An original example, central fold from storage and very minor wear. In good overall condition.
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14.00 GBP
Free French / France Navy, FNLF Cross of Lorraine, Forces Navales Françaises Libres Enamel Pin Badge
Kite shaped enamel pin brooch supporters' badge with original pin fixing and clasp. Stamped on reverse registered design 83830 (circa 1941). Circa 3.3cm tall and 1.1cm wide. In good condition with only minor surface wear to the enamel.
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WW2 Home Front - HG Home Guard Brass Shoulder Title
Slight touch of verdigris to the front otherwise in good condition with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 37mm wide and 17mm tall.
Similar to Westlake 1824 but this actual pattern not illustrated.
Comm BoHa (79) read more
Royal Observer Corps post 1941 Officer’s cap badge
Good scarce example of wartime pattern. Within bullion embroidered crowned laurel sprays, an applied gilt Elizabethan Coast Watcher standing on a gilt scroll inscribed “Forewarned is Forearmed”.
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WW2 Home Front Girls Training Corps ( GTC ) Embroidered Cloth Unit Patch - Rare
A very rare patch, possibly worn by an officer of the unit on the dark blue jacket. White letters GTC on a black background in a red circle. The edges of this show a lot of wear / damage but a very scarce item. Circa 4.5cm in diameter. Any information welcome.
The Girls Training Corps was formed in 1942 and were a uniformed youth organisation for young girls who drilled toget... read more
WW2 Home Front - HG Home Guard Brass Shoulder Title
In good condition with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 30mm wide and 16mm tall. Generally the Home Guard wore cloth titles, but some units wore this title in metal.
Slightly shorter in width and different to another pattern offered as my item 63526.
Westlake No 1824 for this version.
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WW2 Royal Arsenal Factory Woolwich War Workers Lapel Badge
An original Second World War period 'Royal Arsenal Woolwich brass badge' bearing the 'Board of Ordnance' shiel. Gilt Brass and circa 25mm in diameter, with original horseshoe fitting. Maker marked T & S Ltd Birmingham (Toye & Spence) and issue number B5902. The detail on the cannons wheels has been polished away and some minor wear to gilt and small stain to bottom right of shield otherwise ... read more
Rare WW2 German POW Internment War Work Inlaid Wood Vesta
This is a very high quality inlaid wooden vesta or match safe, to the front it has ‘P.O.W. Shrewsbury camp’ and to the back a lovely inlaid star shape. Research shows that the pow camp at Shrewsbury was used to house German internees and other German prisoners captured at the various fronts (see below). The box has a flip lid to the side and on the underside of the lid a strip of sandpaper used... read more
65.00 GBP