WW1 / WW2 Royal Navy RN Petty Officer's Full Dress Peak Cap Badge
Removed from cap. Padded and with embroidered silks of red, green and blue jewel highlights and a maroon red velvet backing to crown. White metal fouled anchor to centre on black velvet. Black hessian backing (minor wear) with strengthening bar. Some tarnish to bullion otherwise in very good condition.
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25.00 GBP
WW2 HMS Amazon (Destroyer) Naval Ratings Cap Tally
Removed from cap, still tied with tidily bow, in good but worn condition with some grubby marks - attached to it by a single staple is a paper label which summarises this ship's service, which was in commission from 1926 - 1948 and which earned the following Battle Honours:
Atlantic - Norway 1940
Artic 1942
Malta Convoys 1942
North Africa 1942- 43
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HMS Jupiter (Destroyer) Naval Ratings Cap Tally
Removed from cap, still tied with tidily bow, in good but worn condition with some grubby marks - attached to it by a single staple is a paper label which summarises this ship's service, which was in commission from 1938 - 1942 when unfortunately it was torpedoed in the Java Sea in 1942 in action with the Japanese invasion force. Scarce.
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HMS Defiance Naval Ratings Cap Tally - Shore Establishment (Stone frigate)
Removed from cap, still tied with tidily bow, in good but worn condition but with some grubby marks.
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10.00 GBP
Birmingham Related Crest Unmarked White Metal Hand Engraved and Voided Design
Not yet positively identified any help most welcome. This is a crest similar to that used by the Birmingham Royal Naval Reserve, but could also be civilian, such as girl guides of the city. four original small fixing loops to the reverse. Die cast, and looks to be unmarked silver as tarnished. Circa 3.9cms tall and 3.1cms wide. In very good condition.
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Royal Navy Mine Clearance Service Arm Badge
A worn example with nicely curved backing plate and cotter pin. Two original loops to reverse. This one has the slight central die flaw that runs vertically down the centre of the mine as found on some original examples. The copies, of which there are many, have a diagonal flaw line running from the top left to bottom right of the badge. In very good condition.
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65.00 GBP
WW2 HM Destroyer Royal Navy Ratings Cap Tally
An original embroidered gold thread on black silk ribbon, with swallow tail ends and circa 35 inches ( 68cm ) in length. These "anonymous" cap tallies were intended to ensure that the enemy could not work out which warship was where.
The tiny white spot in the photo is not a mark on the tally, it was a spec of thread which brushed off. read more
35.00 GBP
Early Victorian Mercantile Marine Masters Certificate in its origional Matched Leather Case dated 1857
An original numbered vellum certificate issued to William Pearce born in Milor in Cornwall in 1814, but dated 1857, issued by the Board of Trade and stating he had 23 years in the Mercantile Marine including achieving the rank of Master.
It is in its original leather case which is attractively embossed with the figure if Britannia under a large Victorian crown and the garter bear... read more
75.00 GBP
British & Foreign Sailors Society (BFSS) copper medal from Nelsons ship with original presentation case
A piece of English artefact circa 1905 struck to Commemorative the Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar fought by the Royal Navy in their final victory against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies in 1805 and sold on behalf of the 'British & Foreign Sailors Society' with obverse depicting an embossed representation of the ship 'HMS Foudroyant' in full sail., the reverse inscribe... read more
70.00 GBP
Early SCC Sea Cadet Corps Embroidered Red on Dark Blue Cloth Shoulder Title
An early title of tombstone style with a WW1 method of manufacture. Most sea cadet corps titles I have seen appear in full rather than abbreviated. Removed from uniform, in reasonable condition.
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16.00 GBP