A Selection of Cloth items to the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC)
Four different cloth items to this territorial unit, two patterns of shoulder titles, a flash / small strip of regimental silk ribbon and what looks like a large early bullion blazer badge. All with glue / paper stuck to reverse, a few edge nibbles and some minor staining to front of smaller title otherwise all in good overall condition. Sold as seen in the photos.
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40.00 GBP
WW2 53rd Welsh Division (TA) Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge
Removed from uniform, trimmed more tightly to left edge from the front, otherwise in good condition. An earlier issue.
BoBD (Cole) p93 / Davis no 95 refers.
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30.00 GBP
Cold War 162nd Independent Infantry Brigade Group (TA) Embroidered Woven Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge
Removed from uniform with most of original black paper backing to reverse. Some slight edge damage overwise in good overall condition.
A black castle and key on an amber heart on a black square.
BoBD (Cole) p100 / Davis No 184 refers (Davis considers this to be very rare).
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28.00 GBP
Cold War XX1 21st (Northern) Corps (TA) Printed Cloth Formation Sign
Folded for wear, but looks unworn. Colours bright and in superb condition. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the left. Worn from 1947.
BoBD (Mills) No 5238 / BoBD (Cole) p85 / Davis No 210 (Davis regards this as very rare).
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25.00 GBP
WW2 1st Anti-Aircraft Division 2nd Pattern Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign
A woven example in the form of an inverted isosceles triangle with the apex squared off, on which a black aircraft (Dornier bomber) flying upwards is pierced by a red sword, the tip of which protrudes from the nose, all on a grey ground with a black border. This example has a black gauze backing. In very good condition.
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18.00 GBP
WW2 56th (London) Division Woven Cloth Formation Sign
A very pleasing example with no damage or moth, bright colours.
The formation badge for the 56th Division during the Second World War featured Dick Whittington's black cat on a red background.
Davis No 98 refers (Davis describes it as fairly scarce).
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9th Anti-Aircraft Division Embroidered Woven Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge
Cut to shape with separate black backing, slightly detached Some glue / paper stuck to reverse but otherwise in very good condition. Sometimes found cut to the actual shape of the design, but this one this as issued.
BoBD (Mills) No 1224 / Davis No 118 refer (Davis describes as Very Rare).
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22.00 GBP
Cold War 30th (Northumbrian) Printed Cloth Anti-Aircraft (AA) Brigade Royal Artillery Formation Designation Sign Flash Patch Badge
Removed from uniform, a bit grubby from wear but otherwise in good condition.
Raised in Sunderland, County Durham as a key part of the the 2nd and then 7th Anti-Aircraft Divisions. 1st pattern. A few good condition.
BoBD (Mills) No 5427 refers. Worn 1955 - 1960 only.
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35.00 GBP
Cold War - 97th Army Group Royal Artillery (AGRA) Printed Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Badge
In unissued condition. Rare, a very shortlived sign, authorised in May 1949 and disappearing with the demise of the AGRAs in December 1950. Depicts local connections with the statue of Eros in Piccadilly in red on a black square. Worn in facing pairs, this one facing to the left. Rare.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 5416 refers.
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55.00 GBP
Aldershot District, Southern Command Printed Formation Sign
Removed from uniform and in worn condition with cellotape with unit identification to reverse. Sky looks dark blue to me not black! Worn from 1944 until 1948 only. Crossed beams of searchlights over a torch of learning.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 4090 and Davis No 140 refer.
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8.00 GBP