New Zealand - 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles Gilding Metal Cap Badge - Gaunt tablet
Brass gilding metal cap badge with 2 original loops and a JR Gaunt London maker's tablet (slightly lifting and truncated) to the reverse. Formed 1911. Saw action in Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine 1916-1919. Amalgamated with the 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) in 1921.
At circa 42mm tall and 63mm wide this is the smaller pattern shown in Oldham.
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WW1 New Zealand - 26th Reinforcements Gilding Metal Collar Badge
A Maori War Canoe travelling to the left over water (the other variety is over a fern leaf), with two large original copper wire loop soldered to the reverse. To front, to the left of the 2 is a registered design number 931(?). A rare item in undamaged condition.
Oldham No 4/128 Lowe 33/2 refer.
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WW1 New Zealand Expeditionary Force - 19th Reinforcements Cap and Collar Badge Set
Cap and matching collar badge set, all die struck in gilding metal and with two original loops to the reverse of each. Awesome design. Motto KIA TUPATO (Be Careful). Slight colour variation between the cap and collars. Scarce.
Oldham 4/88 & 4/90 /Corbett's " The Regimental Badges of New Zealand " p181 refer.
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WW1 New Zealand Expeditionary Force - 20th Reinforcements Cap Badge
Die struck gilding metal cap badge with voided centre and two original hexagonal lugs to the reverse. Circa 4.3cm tall. Note the incorrect use of a Victorian pattern crown as per illustrated in Corbett's " The Regimental Badges of New Zealand ", page 182. In very good condition and scarce.
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WW1 New Zealand Expeditionary Force - 21st Reinforcements Facing Collar Badges
Die struck with two original hexagonal lugs to the reverse of each. Facing pair, display well together but not a exact match. Both have a registered design number in the reverse of the tail of the bird, which is more legible than the other, and which is " RD822 ". Circa 2.8cm tall. Scarce.
Oldham 4/100 / Corbett's " The Regimental Badges of New Zealand " p182 refer.
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WW1 New Zealand Expeditionary Force - C1 Camp Brass Cap Badge
Brass gilding metal cap badge with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 3.8cm tall. Some wear to gilt finish otherwise in very good condition.
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New Zealand 4th Otago Regiment Brass Collar Badge
In good condition with sharp detail with two original lugs on the reverse (east-west). 3.2cm wide and 2.7cm tall. Worn 1911 - 1948.
Oldham 6/36 / Corbett p205 refer.
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7th (Wellington West Coast Rifles) Regiment Brass Cap Badge and Collar Badge - Both with Gaunt Tablets
Die struck both with two original loops to the reverse and both with JR Gaunt London tablets. The collar badge is of finer quality to the ones listed below and has more of a brass rather than gilding metal finish.
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7th (Wellington West Coast Rifles) Regiment Other Ranks Matched Pair of Facing Brass Collar Badges
Die struck with two original copper loops to the reverse of each. In very good condition with sharp detail. Matched and facing (one with lugs a bit more elongated). Circa 2.9cm tall.
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WW1 New Zealand NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion Brass Cap Badge and Collar Set, 1917- 1919
Three die struck brass badges with two original loops to the reverse of each. In very good condition. Corbett shows the same size cap badge and design being worn as collar badges. So interchangeable. This is the third pattern worn by this Maori only Battalion, which was disbanded in April 1919.
Corbett page 237 refers.
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