WO1 (RSM) No 1 / Mess Dress Embroidered Bullion Rank Arm Badge, QC

Removed from uniform, circa 7cm tall including red / scarlet backing cloth, which is of red felt. Bullion and colours bright. No wear or moth. In very good condition.

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Code: 61012

British Army Collar Maker / Saddler / Saddletree Maker / Harness Makers Embroidered White on Khaki Cloth Proficiency Arm Badge

Removed from uniform, an embroidered arm badge in the shape of a horse bit. Circa 5.4 cms tall and 5 cms wide. In very good condition. WW2 or earlier.

Worn on the upper right arm of the trades listed in the title for mainly horse units such as the Cavalry of the Line, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers , Royal Signals and the Army Service Corps (ASC).

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Code: 61490

WW2 Era Artificer Armourer, Toolmaker etc Embroidered Trade Proficiency Badge

Removed from uniform and in very good condition. A
heavy white and brown embroidery with white highlights on khaki with a hessian backing.

British Army Trade Badges by Edwards & Langley p10, item No 2B refers.

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Code: 61774

Sergeant Majors Cuff Rank Wrist Band

Anodised QE2 Crown on Black patent leather wrist fitting, with backing plate and cotter pin, but missing the wrist strap. Leather cracked from wear and some staining to reverse but otherwise a pleasing example and black backing suggesting as worn by Sergeant Majors' of Rifle / Gurkha regiments.

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Code: 64534

British Army Rough Rider, Riding Instructor, Remount Trainer Brass Spur Proficiency Trade Sleeve Arm Badge

A scarce original early 20th century army proficiency badge in the form of a die cast brass spur this example retains its original three loop fittings. Very good condition. Circa 4.3cms tall.

Edwards and Langley p13, 6B refers.

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Code: 65120

Trumpeters Proficiency Trade White Metal Arm Badge - Crossed Trumpets

A die cast pair of trumpets, with two original loops, thick brass backing plate and cotter pin. Usually found in brass or gliding metal but these have been nickel plated to give a white metal finish. Possibly civilian organisation, police or colonial. Or perhaps a British Army Yeomanry Regiment with silver insignia. Any information welcome. (Stock photo)

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Code: 67486

WW2 Red Embroidered Wound Stripe on Khaki Panel - Authorised for wear by serving WW2 Army Personnel wounded in WW1 and other prior conflicts

In unissued condition with no moth or damage, a rare WW2 cloth item relating to service in earlier conflicts. The size of the stripe matches the WW1 wound stripes at circa 2 inches in length.

Mentioned but not illustrated in Badges on Battledress by Jon Mills on page 298. Only one could be worn irrespective of the number of wound stripes that the individual may have been enti...  read more

Code: 61973

Royal Artillery (RA) Matched Pair of Officer's Tropical Slip-on Epaulettes Rank Slides

In good worn condition, embroidered rank star with black lettering RA beneath. Tropical issue.

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Code: 68226

2nd King Edward 7th Own Gurkha (Goorkha) Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles ) Major - General 's Camouflage Rank Slide, pre 1994

2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles ( The Sirmoor Rifles ), senior officer Major General Camouflage Rank Slide, pre 1994.

In un-issued condition.

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Code: 56810

Embroidered Crown and Rank Pips Maroon Background - Airborne Forces

Padded cloth officer's King's crown and two pips, the pips of slightly differing sizes, maroon airborne colour backing cloth to all, one pip circa 3cm by 2.7cm and the smaller one, 2.3cm by 2.5cm. Removed from uniform, in good condition. Crown is 3.4cm tall and 3.4cm wide.

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Code: 58503