Pre WW1 Durham County National Reserve Gilt and Enamel Mufti Lapel Buttonhole Badge

Enamel almost perfect, small ding below the 'U' in 'Durham'. Gilt bright, original horseshoe fitting and maker marked. Scarce.

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Code: 68927

WW2 Northumberland Special Constable Constabulary Police Enamel and Gilt Mufti Buttonhole Lapel Badge - Scarce pattern without crown

A scarce version without the king's crown. Enamel mostly intact with a few very small light flakes off above the word 'land' in 'Northumberland' otherwise gilt bright. Original buttonhole fixing. Scarce.

Wilkinson & Cowdell 'Special Constabulary Insignia of England & Wales' (2nd Edn) p99, Fig 3 refers.

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Code: 65215

Scottish 2nd Royal Lanark Militia Glengarry Badge

A fine and scarce star pattern die stamped white metal example. Original stout functional pin fittings to the reverse. Hugh King had one like this is his collection, but on loops. Circa 1860 onwards. Happy to be corrected.

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Code: 68926

4th Welch Regiment Printed Cloth Regimental Designation Formation Sign Flash Badge - Sospan Fach - The red suacepan!

This is a attractive (regrettably single) 4th Battalion Welsh Regiment distinctive red saucepan overpainted or stenciled onto a printed formation sign. It is folded for wear but glued to a piece of card and mounted for display; easily removed. Very scarce.

The 4th Welch Regiment was a territorial unit based at Llanelli. It landed in Normandy in late June 1944 with the 160th ...  read more

Code: 68925

WW1 Home Front - YMCA Canteen Worker's Enamel Cap Badge

A scarce original First World War period troops comforts YMCA 'Young Men's Christian Association war worker cap badge'; gilt brass triangle inlaid with white enamel, bearing red triangle and 'YMCA' title bar across the centre on black enamel ground; the reverse of original slider impressed with maker's details 'Thomas Fattorini Bolton'. This is also repeated on the reverse of the badge. Some cr...  read more

Code: 68924

Canadian Militia 48th Highlanders White Metal Glengarry Cap Badge

A large die struck glengarry cap badge, silver or nickel plated to front. Slider appears to have been neatly removed and replaced with two loops (e-w) to the reverse. Circa 5.6cms tall. In good overall condition. Pre 1920 pattern.

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Code: 68923

Boer War Royal Northern or Royal Home Counties Reserve Regiment Pouch Badge

A brass metal pouch badge to this war raised unit (the Northern and Home Counties both used the same pattern badge), was intended to enable regular army reservist to volunteer for one year as a second line for UK service with so many regular troops deployed to South Africa. With two original screw posts to the reverse. Victorian Crown. Sadly the unicorn is missing the end of his tail. Circa 4...  read more

Code: 68922

Queens Own Yeomanry Officers Bullion Beret Badge

In unissued condition.

K&K Vol 2 No 2293 refers.

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Code: 68921

Buckinghamshire Regiment (TAVR) Royal Artillery Embroidered Red On Blue Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

In unissued condition. Paper and paste traces of to the reverse.

BoBD 5633 refers.

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Code: 61750

New Zealand Volunteers QVC General Issue Brass 1878 Pattern Helmet Plate, 1882 - 1895

In good overall condition with two of two dark toned loops to the reverse. The bugle and garter pattern was replaced in 1895 with the plate with four stars. Worn by the volunteer units which did not have a specific design. Instead they identified themselves from the initials of their corps worked in white worsted on the shoulder straps. Stain / damage gilt finish to bottom of garter strap o...  read more

Code: 63077