WW1 / WW2 Royal Navy Leading Hand Rating Arm Badge, Kings Crown
Leading Hand Sleeve badge in Bullion as worn on No 1 dress. Removed from uniform. Bullion tarnished otherwise in very good condition. Leading Hand is a rate that sits between Able Seaman and Petty Officer. Worn from 1853. This looks like a WW1 issue.
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WW2 Royal Navy Petty Officers Rating Arm Badge, Kings Crown
King's crown woven with red silks example of a Petty Officers sleeve badge. Depicts crossed fouled anchors surmounted by the crown in red on a black rectangular backing. As worn on No 2 uniform. 1901 - 1953. This looks like a WW2 example.
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WW2 Royal Navy Petty Officers Cloth Cap Badge, Kings Crown
Removed from cap. A flat embroidered red threads on black wool background. Hessian backed with strengthening bar. Colour bright and in very good condition.
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WW1 / WW2 Royal Navy Chief Petty Officers Bullion Cap Badge, Kings Crown
Removed from cap. Padded and with embroidered silks of red, green and blue jewel highlights and a maroon velvet backing to crown. Embroidered bullion fouled anchor (unusual as normally metal) to centre on black velvet. Waxed hessian backing (minor wear) with strengthening bar. Some tarnish to bullion otherwise in very good condition.
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WW1 / WW2 The East Surrey Regiment (31st & 70th Foot) Other Ranks Bi-Metal Cap Badge
An earlier pattern badge with original slider and seven expansion / braising / sweat holes to the reverse (one of which is hiding behind slider). A great badge with sharp detail. Circa 4.2cm tall. Gaylor also confirms an all brass WW1 economy version.
K&K Vol 1 No 640 refers.
See item 60054 for the Victorian flat topped pattern crown.
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Scarce pair of Small BrassGeneral Service Cap Buttons, Kings Crown
A matched pair of buttons, each circa 12mm in diameter, with fixed shanks and maker marked Buttons Ltd, B'ham. In unissued condition. If you require more of these let me know by email as I have a good few and this will save overall on postage costs.
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Federated Malay States Small Gilt Artillery Beret Badge
A small but very finely detailed gilt cap badge with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 4cm tall and 4.8cm wide. In excellent condition. Does not appear in Renfrew. Worn in 1950s.
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Indian Army - 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers Cast 2 Part Cap Badge
An attractive large cast gilt grenade with two applied bronze metal devices (possibly lightly silver plated), the prince of Wales's feathers and mottos mounted on the flames and the sphinx with Eqypt no the tablet below mounted on the ball of the grenade. Two integral loops to the reverse.
The sphinx commemorates the regiment's presence in Eqypt in 1801. It could tra... read more
WW1 Australian Infanty arriving at Marseilles, France
Postally unused, in very good condition. A French produced card. read more
The Gloucestershire Regiment (28th & 61st Foot) - Other Ranks Brass Back Badge
Circa 2cm across, small die struck back badge for wear on the reverse of the cap, with original slider to reverse. No badge collection is complete without one. Found with lugs also.
The 28th Foot (1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment from 1st July 1881) had the unique honour of wearing a back badge in recognition of their distinguished conduct when engaged by cavalry both t... read more