WW2 Royal Navy Quarter Gunners Rating Arm Badge, 3rd Class (Bullion)

WW2 Royal Navy Gunnery Quarter Ratings 3rd Class Trade Badge depicts a horizontal gun with a six-pointed star with Q below, embroidered in gold on dark blue wool. Some tarnish to Star and letter Q from service wear otherwise in good undamaged condition.

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Code: 69525

WW2 Era Royal Navy Leading Boy Stripes Chevrons - 3 patterns worn

A set of three, bullion, red on blue working dress and blue on white tropical dress. All from the same source. Will not split.

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Code: 69546

WW2 Royal Navy RN Petty Officer's Bullion Cap Badge, King's Crown

Removed from cap. A padded bullion wire example with embroidered crown and silver plated metal fouled anchor to centre, on black wool background. Hessian backed with strengthening bar. In good worn condition. Central jewel below crown is blue. They were worn with blue central jewels from 1920 onwards.

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Code: 69589

WW2 Royal Navy (RN) Bullion Anti Aircraft Gunner, 3rd Class

A scarce arm badge, worn from 1939 - 1949. Removed from uniform, some tarnish to gold bullion wire from service wear.

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Code: 69592

WW2 Royal Navy - Woven Cloth Shoulder Title

In good condition (a little bit wrinkled), hessian backed. Authorised for wear on battledress in June 1941, replaced with a printed version in April 1943. initially worn by RN Beachmasters and with a separate supplementary Commando title by RN Commando units on battledress. Rare.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 2343 refers.

Comm MaWi (35)  read more

Code: 69593

Royal Navy (RN) Telegraphists / Wireless Operators Bullion Cloth Rating Badge

Removed from uniform. The paper packing cloth is unusual in that it reveals the makers name, 'Gwendyr Make' which suggests a Welsh manufacturer. A search on line shows they made items high quality embroidered items for the US forces stationed in the UK during WW2 and well as items for the Royal Navy and RAF both during and after WW2. Some minor wear to the bullion thread tentacles but general...  read more

Code: 69598

WW1 Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Armoured Car Section Collar / Lapel Badge

A scarce bronzed collar badge with two original loops (slight verdigris to reverse of one loop). As worn by the R.N.A.S. Armoured Car Section during WW1 from 1916 onwards. It depicts an Armoured Car to the centre of a crowned oval. Circa 4.1cm wide and 4.7cm tall. In superb condition for age, with its original bronze patina.

A35.7  read more

Code: 57938

WW1 RND Royal Naval Division 8th Anson Battalion Gilding Metal Cap Badge - Gaunt Tablet

A rare and original die struck cap badge in the form of Double scrolls bearing the title and motto surmounted by the Coronet and spear. Two original loops (one slightly twised) and with the original strengthening bar behind the spear. A thin but upside down JR Gaunt /London plaque to reverse, maker's naming vaguely struck. As worn by the 8th (Anson) Battalion of the Second Royal Naval Brigad...  read more

Code: 69616