Article 9 - The Newfoundland Rangers

A rare brass gilding metal cap badge with two original loops and makers details embossed for Scully Montreal to the reverse. The head of a moose and motto scroll, "Ubique" (Everywhere) to the centre of a strap bearing the title. Circa 4.7cms in diameter. Not to be confused with the smaller collar badge.

The Newfoundland Ranger Force was the police force of the Dominion of New...  read more

Code: 60620

Cold War British Army Royal Engineer (Supplementary Reserve) Transportation Units, Army Emergency Reserve Printed Cloth Formation Sign

Folded for wear and removed from uniform, in good condition and colours bright, and these reflect the corps colours. Issued in 1951 and worn until 1967. Worn in facing pairs this eon with the wavy lines to the right.

BoBD (Mills) No 5564 / BoBD (Cole) p81 / Davis Fig 202 refer. Davis describes this as rare.

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Code: 67489

Article 8 - Delhi Durbar Medal 1911 - King George V's visit to India

Unnamed as issued.

Obverse: The conjoined busts of King George V and Queen Mary, crowned and wearing the robes of state, and facing left. Encircling the effigies of Their Majesties are on the right a sprig of laurel, on the left a spray of roses, with ribbon entwined at the base of the design. The design has minor differences in the obverse from the smaller coronation medal, an...  read more

Code: 56037

Article 7 - 'A' (British Asian) Squadron King’s Colonials Boer War Era Slouch Hat Badge

Depicted is a very fine scarce die-stamped heavy and stiff yellow brass original example of a much copied badge. An Asian elephant standing on scroll inscribed “British Asian”; palm trees in the background. Two loops to reverse (east - west) with "no feet" to the loops. Some slight staining to front. Things to note: the sharp detail of the palm trees, the quality of the two end stars on th...  read more

Code: 53880

Article 6 - Major Philip Malins, M.B.E., M.C., Order of the Rising Sun - a giant of a man who commanded Gurkhas alongside Japanese troops!

A memorial to the victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombings was the “dying wish” of an ex-WW2 Dunkirk veteran, Major Philip Malins, M.B.E. M.C., Order of the Rising Sun, from Solihull in the West Midlands. He worked for 10 years to have the monument, which includes a stone from Hiroshima’s ruins, installed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

He died on April 9th 2...  read more

Code: 61971

Article 5 - 52nd Foot ( Oxfordshire Light Infantry ) - Comparison between an original glengarry badge and a modern copy

I thought this pictorial comparison may be of interest to collectors, as collecting glengarry badges, which have been reproduced by Fox in the late Victorian period and by others since the 1970s onwards, is an area fraught with uncertainty. Things to note in particular are: the colour of the brass, the metal used for the retaining loops, the shape of the numerals and the colour of the reverse, ...  read more

Code: 54465

Article 2 - British Registered Design Numbers

The numbering sequence of British Registered Design Numbers began in 1884. The example in photograph can therefore be dated to post 1940.

1- 19999 - 1884
20,000 - 1885
40,800 - 1886
64,700 - 1887
81,800 - 1888
117,800 - 1889
142,300 - 1890
164,000 - 1891
186,400 - 1892
206,100 - 1893
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Code: 62741

WW2 15th Scottish Infantry Division Embroidered Cloth Felt Formation Sign

Removed from uniform, a small square cut to shape, a little grubby but otherwise in good condition.

Davis No 75 refers (he describes it as rare).

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Code: 68371

WW1 / WW2 Staff Officers / Brigadiers No 1 Gilt Metal King's Crown Cap Badge

In stunning condition with two original tabs to the reverse. red velvet backing to crown held in place with metal retaining strips. In super condition. Usually found bullion embroidered or OSD bronzed versions.

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Code: 68370

Three Patterns of Artist Rifles Large Pattern Buttons

All circa 25mm in diameter, one with floating shank two with fixed shanks, maker marked, two by Hobson and one by Firmin. Some loss of detail from polishing to two and wear to the blackened finish of one. Light glue traces to reverse of all three as removed from a display board.

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Code: 68365