2 KAR (2nd Nyasaland Battalion) Kings African Rifles Hallmarked Sterling Silver Officers Facing Pair of Collar Badges
A facing pair (slight colour / tone variation between the two so not an exact match). Each circa 3.2cm tall, both with silver lugs and maker marked JRG & S (JR Gaunt & Sons) and carry Birmingham hallmarks, one with letter G (1956) and the other K (1959). Sharp detail with no polishing. In very good condition. QEII crowns.
Renfrew et al, Vol 1 no 460/461 refer.
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4 / KAR (Uganda 4th Battalion) Kings African Rifles (Brass One Piece Shoulder Title
A British made title with three of three original loops to the reverse. As per the shape shown in Renfrew No 443 but not blackened as per 444.
Renfrew et al, Vol 1 no 443 and 444 refer.
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Africa - Basutoland Blackened Brass Solid Shoulder Title
A scarce brass shoulder title with two original lugs to the reverse. In good condition. Worn 1939 - 45.
Renfrew et al, Vol 2 , No 1856 refers.
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WW2 Northern Rhodesia Defence Force voided brass cap badge
A rare voided pattern die cast cap badge with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 4cm tall. My 1st edition of Owen's describes the voided patterns as rare. In very good condition. Worn 1940 - 1945.
Owen (1st edition) No 716 refers.
G180.8
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WW2 Sudan Auxiliary Defence Force (SADF) Officers Cap Badge
A die cast unmarked silver cap badge with original pin fitting but sadly missing its C clasp fixing, otherwise in very good condition.
A volunteer reserve force raised on the eve of WW2 to assist local defence. Its roll included an anti-aircraft unit in Khartoum.
Barry Renfrew el al, Vol 1 No 1265 refers for a picture of the brass version but please note correct... read more
Colonial Africa - Sudan Political Service (SPS) Gilt Pagri Sun Helmet Badge
A small gilt badge with stout pin and original fittings; fully functional. Circa 32mm in diameter. Fire gilt bright and in great condition overall. Worn circa 1899- 1955.
The example of this badge without the date '1899' is shown in Renfrew (No 1305) but is a hallmarked silver version with the date letter for 1931. This particular example, in this metal and finish, is not ill... read more
Sudan Defence Force (SDF) Officers Large Pattern Silver Hallmarked Cap Badge
Large size silver cast SDF officer's cap badge with hairpin slider to the reverse and Cairo hallmarks (date letter indistinct). An armed native tribesman upon a camel above a tablet bearing the letters "S.D.F." Circa 4.6cm high. Very good condition and a quality badge.
The Sudan Defence Force (SDF) was a British Army unit formed in 1925, as its name indicates, to maintain the b... read more
WW1 - 12th (Australian) Company, 3rd Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps Theatre Made Cut Brass One Piece Shoulder Title
A scarce 12th (Australian) Company, 3rd Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps locally made shoulder title with two original copper loops to the reverse (bent over but still functional).
There were four battalions raised:
Actually a Brigade, they were better known as a Corps. It was in existence from December 1916 to June 1918.
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Zululand Mounted Rifles Collar Badge, circa 1903 - 1913
Very scarce Zululand Mounted Rifles (ZMR) collar badge, right facing, worn only c. 1904 -1913. Gilt suggests officer's issue, die struck, with two original lugs to the reverse. Circa 3.1cm tall and 3.4cm wide. Rhino above motto scroll is "Wa Tshe Tsha" and the scroll below this carries the words Zululand Mounted Rifles. Some slight wear to gilt on highpoints but a very scarce badge.
WW2 South Africa - SSB / SDB Brass Shoulder Title
The Special Service Battalion (SSB) is a South African military unit formed on 1 May 1933 under the patronage of Oswald Pirow, Minister of Defence. The object was to give training to youths, between the ages of 17 and 23, who, in the wake of the 1929 depression, could find no suitable employment on leaving school.
With the outbreak of war in September 1939, members of the SSB w... read more