Scarce Officer's Pagri Headdress Badge Kolar Gold Fields Battalion, AFI Indian Army, pre 1947
A scarce and badge (4.5cm tall) of a solid officer's style of construction in gilt with original pin fixings and pin, which are fully functional.The badge is a crossed pickaxe and hammer in circle superscribed "Kolar Gold Fields Bn", all surmounted by a crown (Cox's book p2723 refers).
The Kolar Gold Fields are believed to be the second deepest gold mines in the world... read more