Northumberland Fusiliers Officers Bullion Collar Badge, right facing
A single right facing grenade collar badge with seven points to flames and with St George mounted in silver. Circa 5.8cm wide. Worn in facing pairs horizontally on the tunic and blue frock coat. Removed from uniform with traces of glue to the reverse. In good conidtion, has some age to it and silver dark toned. Worn 1881 - 1914.
Col D. Wood, No 225 refers.
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Rifle Brigade, Officers Field Service Cap
Excellent quality officers field service cap in dark green melton cloth with black piping to the crown, silvered bugle horn on a black cord boss, and two black horn buttons to the front. Brown oil-cloth lining and makers details for "A.J.White-Hatters of Pall Mall" and size label for 6 5/8. Only faults appear to be two barely discernable small moth nips to the inner edge of the upper pi... read more
RMP scarce Royal Marine Police small white metal shoulder title - officers version
Royal Marine Police ( RMP ) small white metal shoulder title as worn by officers. Original flat hexagonal loops. Circa 3.3cm wide and 1cm tall. In very good condition. Westlake 1601 refers.
Formed in 1922; became part of the Admiralty Constabulary in 1949.
The larger version as worn by other ranks (Westlake 1600) is photographed here only for comparison purpo... read more
WW2 official issue Mercantile Marine / Merchant Navy Mufti Silver Lapel Badge
An original Second War unmarked silver 'MN' lapel badge, made by Royal Mint and officially issued from January 1940 to all Merchant Navy officers and men as a form of identity and to act as a National Service badge. Good condition with sharp detail and retaining original buttonhole fitting. Circa 2.3cm tall.
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Victorian 36th ( Herefordshire ) Regiment of Foot Brass Other Ranks Collar Badge, 1873 - 1882.
Early pattern collar badge, with two original brass lugs to the reverse. Slight touch of verdigris to front. Circa 2.6cm tall. In good condition with sharp detail. Scarce.
In 1881 the regiment merged with 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd Battalion of the Worestershire Regiment.
Churchill No 797 refers.
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Rare WW1 Home Service Corps Bronze Shoulder Title ( Liverpool )
A die cast one piece bronze shoulder title with two original loops th the reverse and red felt cloth backing. Formed and commanded by “Colonel” Phyllis Mary Lovell, a Suffragette and FANY driver. The unit existed from September 1914 to March 1918. Circa 5cm wide. Rare.
Lovell founded the Home Service Corps in Liverpool in September 1914 to ensure that women in Liverpo... read more
Herefordshire Light Infantry Badge - Gaunt London
Die struck white metal cap badge with original slider, stamped J.R. Gaunt London. In unissued condition. Post 1947, when the Herefordshire regiment became a light infantry regiment, and part of the Corps of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry ( KSLI ).
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) Brass Shoulder Title - stamped Made in England
Two original lugs, stamped "made in England" to the reverse. Circa 4.2cm wide and 1.3cm tall. In very good condition.
A105
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WW1 Silver War Badge ( SWB ) - Stamped 242736 - Lynch, Tyneside Irish ( 25th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers ).
Silver War Badge, dark toned, pin broken and clasp squashed shut. SWB roll included which confirms it was awarded to
Private Joseph Lynch, 25/352 of the 2nd Tyneside Irish. Enlisted 16/11/1914, discharged 27th January 1917 from the depot. Date suggests he was a Somme casualty. Also listed in John Sheen's book " Tyneside Irish " on page 231. Listed as A Company, wounded in O... read more
WW1 Scarce Four Wound Cloth Stripes Grouping
A scarce example of four bullion wound strips tailored into one panel. These are mounted onto Other Ranks pattern backing cloth. In very good condition with no moth or damage. Measures 6.3cm by 4.7cm in total, but without the top and tailing strips, the bullion wound stripes measure 5cm ( 2 inches ) as one would expect to find from WW1 wound stripes. Looks like glue traces to reverse. read more