Cold War - British Army 87th Army Group Royal Artillery AGRA (TA) Woven Felt Cloth Formation Sign Patch Designation Flash Badge
2nd pattern removed from uniform, some damage to bottom edge otherwise in good worn condition. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the right. Authorised in November 1956. Printed examples not known. This is one two embroidered patterns known, this one without the black pheonix picked out in yellow / gold thread as per No 5404 below.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5404 refers.
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12.00 GBP
Cold War British Troops in Berlin Woven Cloth Formation Shoulder Sign Flash Designation Patch Arm Badge, pre 1952
Bevo weave Embroidery red circle on a black backing, removed from uniform but in very good condition.
This first pattern formation badge was adopted shortly after the occupation of the British Zone of Berlin in 1945 by the 7th Armoured Division and attached troops for the Administrative HQ of the British sector. Legend has it that it was used to denote the city of Berlin, encir... read more
10.00 GBP
Cold War 7th Armoured Division Woven Formation Sign Patch Flash Designation Badge
Removed from uniform and edges folded for wear. Desert Jerboa Rat facing right. In good condition. A post WW2 example.
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6.00 GBP
WW2 80th Infantry Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign
Worn in facing pairs, this one with the ship facing to the right. Removed from uniform, a bit grubby and stained with evidence of having some rust marks from a drawing pin at some point and a couple of small pinprick holes. This badge was made by “Calico Printers”. Annotated with a number to the reverse. Condition reflected in price. Scarce.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 1157 refers.... read more
16.00 GBP
WW2 13th Corps / British Element, Trieste Force (BETFOR) Printed Cloth Formation Sigs badges
A matched and facing pair of printed red leaping gazelles in a white circle in a red square with a narrow white border, folded for wear and sewn to Khaki Drill backings with four press stud poppers to the reverse of each. The stylized version. ln very good overall condition. According to Oliver Lock (Airborne Insignia Vol 2) also worn by those Italians who had opted to fight on the allies sid... read more
45.00 GBP
WW2 1st Corps Woven / Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge
Removed from uniform, woven cloth formation sign.
In good overall worn condition.
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12.00 GBP
War Office Controlled Units Pair of Facing and Matched Printed Cloth Formation Signs Flashes Patches Designations Badges
Removed from uniform, War Office formation signs, facing and matching, with the Royal Crest to the centre of each and both with black backing. In very good worn condition.
Introduced in 1946 for all units, schools and training establishments directly under War Office control - for example the Mons Officer Cadet School at Aldershot, the School of Artillery at Larkhill, the Schoo... read more
10.00 GBP
1st Armoured Division Printed Formation Sign
Printed, edges some fraying. Original. See photos for condition. Not faded.
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10.00 GBP
Cold War (Suez Canal Zone) 8th Infantry Brigade Cloth Formation Sign
Printed cloth formation sign in unissued condition. Red on blue depicting Richmond castle in Yorkshire. Circa 7.5cm square. Slight fold and ld tape mark to reverse otherwise in very good condition.
Morris Part 1, p.59, no.10 refers.
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5.00 GBP
British HQ Land Forces Hong Kong Formation Sign
Silk woven, right facing dragon, some sun fading and removed from uniform otherwise in good condition.
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5.00 GBP