Indian Auxiliary Army - The Scots Company Bombay Volunteer Rifles White Metal Glengarry badge - Gaunt Tablet
A lovely heavy quality white metal Glengarry badge, based on the design of the London Scottish, but as issued for the Scottish Company of the Bombay Volunteer Rifles. A WW1 period badge, worn 1914 - 1922.. With two original loops to the reverse and a thin maker's tablet JR Gaunt London to the reverse. Circa 5.5cm tall. Rare.
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Scarce Indian Army ( Auxiliary Force ) - Chota Nagpur Regiment Officers Plated Cap Badge - Double Blades, pre 1947
An attractive officer's cap badge in very good condition with sharp detail, and original four tabs to the reverse. Circa 4cm tall and 3cm wide. Scarce in this condition. See also an officer's button to this regiment listed elsewhere on the site (item 54705). Worn circa 1917 - 1947.
They were Light Horse between 1910 to 1917 and a very small unit then numbering only 266 Europeans,... read more
Indian Army - Madras & South Mahratta Rifles Blackened Cast Brass Cap Badge
King's crown, pre 1947, with two original lugs to reverse. Some wear to finish on the high points and minor verdigris to reverse. 4.2cm tall.
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Indian Army - 4th Bombay Grenadiers Brass Shoulder Title
A UK made brass shoulder title with two original hexagonal lugs to the reverse. In very good condition. I have a number of cap badges to this unit elsewhere on the website.
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Colonial Indian Police Officers Hallmarked Silver Cap / Collar Badge
An ornate king's crown hallmarked silver badge with two original silver loops to the reverse. Tarnished and could do with a good clean. Birmingham hallmarks and maker's details to front ( I cannot make out the latter), but the date letter is either an 'n' or 'D' (1912 or 1928).
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WW2 49th Infantry Division (West Riding) Printed Matched and Facing Pair of Formation Signs
3rd Pattern as worn later in WW2, from April 1943 onwards. Removed from uniform, faded but in 'been there, done that' condition.
The 49th.Division were part of 21st Army Group and landed with the invasion forces in Normandy in June 1944.
More about this here: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30071503
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Army Catering Corps (ACC) Printed Regimental Flash Sign Designation
Scarce printed example of the yellow " Flaming Urn " on a grey background. Worn by Army Catering Corps Army Emergency Reserve (AER) Units, circa 1955 - 1967. A thread stitch to front which can easily be removed otherwise in very good condition.
BoBD (Jon Mills) 5569 refers.
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WW2 Printed Matched Pair of Middlesex Regiment Cloth Shoulder Titles
A superb original matched pair in unissued condition.
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4th (Territorial) Battalion South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales 's Volunteers) Bi Metal Cap Badge
Full size cap badge with original slider to reverse. The Sphinx on a blank tablet. In very good condition. No sweat holes so post 1926, but a great looking badge. Scarce.
K&K No 1735 refers.
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Headress Badges of the British Army Volume 1 Kipling & King
Second revised Edition, 1978. Muller publishers, no dust cover. A good clean copy, only damage of note is the book has split from ends boards at the very back (see photo), a slight bump to bottom edge of back cover and original owner's name and shop sticker to front). I consider the photos in the 1970 copies are much better than found in subsequent reprints. A good working copy for the seri... read more