Early Pattern Border Regiment Brass Collar Badge

A single brass collar badge to the Border Regiment, with two dark toned loops to the reverse. Slight polishing to highpoints.

Churchill No 940 refers  read more

Code: 54599

WW1 Canada - 53rd Overseas Battalion CEF Canadian Expeditionary Force Browning Copper Cap Badge

Flat backed, with two replacement loops soldered to reverse. Circa 37mm tall. Small but matches to size of the cap badge as illustrated in Cox.

Cox No 356 refers.

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Code: 68610

Canadian Militia 48th Highlanders White Metal Glengarry Cap Badge

A large die struck glengarry cap badge, silver or nickel plated to front. Slider appears to have been neatly removed and replaced with two loops (e-w) to the reverse. Circa 5.6cms tall. In good overall condition. Worn 1904 - 1920.

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Code: 68923

Boer War - An Original Commemorative Boer War Pipe of the City Imperial Volunteers (CIV)

A clay pipe-bowl in the form of the bust of a CIV Trooper in slouch-hat (no stem). Tobacco / smoked stained patina to clay, with some old chips and chunks out of slouch hat. London made and marked. Scarce.

The City Imperial Volunteers (as they are usually known) or C.I.V. were raised by the Lord Mayor in December 1899 to fight in the Boer War in South Africa. Donations were recei...  read more

Code: 61455

A Gentleman in Khaki Vintage Boer War Brass Trivet

A rare item to find, in brass and 22cm long and good used condition, with signs of polishing. Its one defect is a single and small old edge split in the brass near gun butt that has not gone through and the structure is still strong (see photo).

Originally used for standing hot irons on, this would now look good mounted on a wall for display.

Would prefer to post t...  read more

Code: 61604

2nd Anglo - Boer War Silver Leaves Art Card - Troop Transport - Addressed to Father and Mother

Everlasting Silver Leaves From Table Mountain Cape Town South Africa. The card has now split and is in two parts. The silvered leaves are in good condition with the exception of the bottom one which has lost its tip, with a hand painted picture of one of the merchant ships used as troop transports. The other half shows a Boer Farmer's wife shaking her fist at British troops who are burning h...  read more

Code: 68060

Boer War Tuck & Sons Art Postcard - General Clements vignette

Postally used, some staining and wear/creasing, but reasonable condition for having been through the postal system.

Major-General RAP Clements, commanded the 12th Brigade, in 2nd Boer War / South African War, 1899 - 1902.

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Code: 55985

WW2 era Scarce Auxiliary Air Force ( AAF ) unmarked silver official issue lapel badge - Society Pilots, Barrage Balloon Squadrons, Anti-aircraft Balloon Defences

The Auxiliary Air Force owes its origin to Lord Trenchard's vision of an elite corps of civilians who would serve their country in flying squadrons in their spare time. Instituted by Order in Council on 9 October 1924, the first Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were formed the following year. The pilots of AAF squadrons were generally formed from the society's elite, who in contrast to those of th...  read more

Code: 61969

Oxfordshire Light Infantry Other Ranks Boer War Period Cut Down Pagri Pugaree Sun Helmet Flash

Cut down from the shoulder epaulette and edged with a white border. Heavily woven white on scarlet, some edge wear removed from uniform. Circa 4.5cm square. As worn from 1900 - 1908 on the pugaree. Rare. Note: The reference to Buckinghamshire was not added until 1908.

See:
http://www.lightbobs.com/head-dress-badges-1882-1965.html

G108.4(1/2)  read more

Code: 65601

WW2 Era Royal Engineers Metal & Celluloid Matchbox Cover

A nice quality piece made from a metal core with a coloured celluloid covering with the badge for the Royal Engineers front and back with King George VI cypher to the middle, the spine marked Royal Engineers. Measuring just under 2.5 inches long it comes in very good condition with some mild marking to the surface. Empty matchbox which it contains is for display only.

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Code: 65146