WW2 African Nyasaland Defence Force Brass Gilding Metal Cap Badge
Finely cast title circlet; leopard on top of rock to a voided centre. Two original loops.
Renfrew et al No 678 and Owen 3670 refer.
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WW1 Vintage South African Forces Silver Stamped Rifle Sweetheart Pin Brooch Badge
In good condition with no damage to enamel. Slight dulling with age. Original pin fittings. Stamped silver. WW1 rifle and bayonet design.
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35.00 GBP
WW2 Cape Corps Gilt Brass Officer's Headdress Cap Beret Badge
A die cast example in brass gilt metal, gilt mainly back to brass. A smaller and much neater badge than its WW1 predecessor. Two original loops, sadly now squeezed together no doubt for mounting on a board as was the fashion in bygone times. The badge post war kept the same design but changed the title to read "KAAPSE KORPS". Circa 33mm in diameter. Sold as seen.
Owen 1321 r... read more
45.00 GBP
TJFF Trans Jordan Frontier Force Brass Shoulder Title - Dowler
Two original lugs and stamped W. Dowler & Sons Ltd to the reverse. Circa 4.4cm wide and 1.3cm tall. Some minor polishing otherwise in good condition. Worn circa 1926 - 1948 only.
Trans Jordan was a British created state post WW1 from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire. The Frontier Force was created in 1926 as a ground unit when the RAF took responsibility for the defence of the ... read more
25.00 GBP
Africa - Rhodesia Regiment Large Pattern Blackened Brass Helmet / Cap Badge
Circa 5.6cms tall and 4.5cms wide, black brass with original slider and metal retaining strip holding in place the red felt backing to voided central device. As worn from 1927 - 1947. King's Crown.
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18.00 GBP
Army Medical Service Corps Officers Cap Badge - Possibly Sudanese
A die cast cap badge of some quality of gilt brass with two original loops to the reverse (one slightly bent). Circa 45mm tall. The text on the bottom of the badge in the image is presumed to be "الْسِّلَاحُ الطِّبِّيُّ", which translates from Arabic to "Medical Corps". The badge shows a serpent coiled around a staff (known as the Rod of Asclepius, a symbol widely used in medical organizat... read more
250.00 GBP
South African Selborne College Cadet Corps (SCCC) Brass Cap Badge
Die struck in gilding metal with two original long copper loops. In very good condition with all fiddly bits present and correct.
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35.00 GBP
South Africa - Cape Peninsula Rifles (CPR) Gilding Metal Helmet Badge, Pagri Fitting
A near mint die struck gilding metal example in unissued condition but with a slider presumably for wearing on the pagri band on the tropical / sun helmet. Raised in 1902. Disbanded in 1926. Helmet badges found in a variety of metals: white metal, bronze, gilding metal and blackened.
Cox 3170 (blackened) / Owen 315 - 317 (various).
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35.00 GBP
WW1 South African Medical Corps Afrikaans Brass Cap Badge, King's Crown
A die struck gilding metal badge with original slider. This pattern with the title in English and Afrikaans worn in South and South West Africa. Worn 1914 - 1922.
Cox No 3218 refers.
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45.00 GBP
South Africa - WW1 South African Heavy Artillery (SAHA) Bronzed Cap Badge
A die struck bronzed cap badge with two original loops to the reverse as worn by the South African Heavy Artillery, worn 1915 - 1919. This title on a tri-part scroll surmounted by a Springbok's head and crossed gun barrels. In very good condition. Circa 5.7cm wide and 4.3cm tall.
The South African contingent, which General Louis Botha offered in July 1915 for the war in Europe... read more
55.00 GBP