WW2 Home Front - York City Enamel Crest Mounted on a Gilding Metal Spitfire Fighter Pin Badge Brooch
An attractive and unusual find, with the enamel crest added. In good condition with original pin but C clasp is bent otherwise in good condition with some small scratches to enamel, but enamel intact. Wing span circa 4cm.
A scarce original wartime example for the "City of York", sold to raise funds to buy Royal Air Force fighter plane during Second World War.
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WW2 Cast Gilt Brass Spitfire Fund Raising lapel badge on original card of issue - Scarce
A very rare find, on its original fund raising card and never removed. It has three little prongs on reverse to secure to the lapel of one's jacket or coat. It is very small at circa 1.2cm tall. The card is circa 6cm by 5cm.
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King Edwards Horse ( The Kings Overseas Dominions Regiment ) Yeomanry Brass Cap Badge - Adsumus spelling
The more usual version spelling "Adsumus" in the motto scroll. In yellow brass gilding metal with original slider. Circa 5.6cm tall. Some light polishing wear to highpoints and detailed and appears to have been lacquered. Die cast and semi-die struck.
During WW1 the Regiment was broken up, serving in France and Italy in a variety of roles. Some of the men became mounted orderli... read more
Seaforth Highlanders ( 72nd & 78th Highlanders) Officers Medium Pattern Gilt Button
Circa 19mm in diameter, fixed shank and a blank reverse. Gilt still good, in very good condition.
Ripley No 287 refers.
G48.16
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Seaforth Highlanders ( 72nd & 78th Highlanders) Officers Large Pattern Gilt Button
Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank and marked Jennens & Co, London (POW Feathers). Gilt still good, in very good condition (minor staining to reverse). Jennens ceased making buttons in 1912.
Ripley No 287 refers.
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Commando Group Pair of Painted Cloth Dagger Formation Sign Badges
This is an unissued pair of painted cloth formation sign badges to the COMMANDO GROUP, which were worn point upwards. These badges were allegedly made by “Display Patents”. Introduced at the end of WW2 to replace the Combined Operations Badge worn until that time.
Jon Mills BoBD 2107 refers. read more
WW2 British Army Matched Pair of PRINTED Sergeants Rank Stripes / Chevrons
In unissued condition, a scarce pair of WW2 calico printers printed shoulder titles. Economy issues such as this were produced in late 1942 onwards. Not often encountered.
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WW2 Pair Printed of Home Guard Shoulder Titles
Printed Home Guard white on khaki shoulder titles. Removed from uniform and much evidence of wear.
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WW2 99th ( London Welsh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Embroidered Yellow on Black Felt Cloth Shoulder Title, 1939-1942
A woven yellow / gold on black cloth shoulder title in very good condition, complete with its waxed hessian black backing (which is lifting on one side). This is much, much harder to come across than the bullion version.
According to Litchfield it was worn c.1939-1942. This has been substantiated by Len Whittaker, whose research showed that on the 24th August 1942, the GOC-in-C... read more
WW1 Silver War Badge (SWB) to Gunner Cyril Thornelow, Royal Field Artillery
A SWB impressed 409988 to Gunner Cyril Thornelow, discharged from the 4th Depot (Territorial) of the Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Cleaned and in very good condition with fully functional and original pin and C clasp (slight twisting).
It will be supplied with a copy of his MIC, confirming his entitlement to a BWM and VM, and a copy of the SWB roll which confirms his enl... read more
28.00 GBP