Malaysian Army GKK 11th Special Service (Special Forces Commando) Regiment Hat Cap Beret Badge

A fairly large and chunky metal badge with painted white and red eyes and red open mouth, the rest in a gilt/gold coloured finish with scroll below. Paintwork and gilt in very good condition. Two integral fixing loops to reverse. An attractive badge.

The 11th Special Service Regiment (Grup Gerak Khas (GGK)) is also called the Counter-Terrorism Regiment as it specialises in d...  read more

Code: 66224

WW2 War Raised Unit - Reconnaissance RECCE Corps Officers OSD Bronze Cap Badge - Blades

A die cast bronze example with two original blades to the reverse. In very good condition with minimal wear. Circa 4.2cms tall.

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Code: 65396

Yorkshire Recce Collar Sized officer's Field Service Cap / Collar Badge

Maker marked JR Gaunt London and P for plated. Other ranks have the rose cut in the officer patterns were superimposed. Two original loops. Rare.

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Code: 65761

Rare Glider Pilot Regiment Woven Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

A post war battledress shoulder title, removed from uniform, now a bit grubby and some staining but very hard to come by. The light blue backing is now more brown in colour. Glider facing left. Circa 11.8cm wide and 4.4cm tall. Some traces of white bluetack to the reverse.

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Code: 62485

WW2 Commando Woven White on Black Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

Hessian backed, white more of an off white now but in good condition with a light bluetack trace to the reverse. BoBD confirms these were also worn by the Free French Commandos.

BoBD No 2049 refers (see also page 387).

Comm GrH
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Code: 62484

Kings Own Border Regiment Matched Facing Pair of Embroidered Yellow on Green Cloth Shoulder Titles

A good matched and facing pair. A design which included a glider in deference to their WW2 Airborne exploits. Worn from 1959 onwards. A small tear hole to top of backing cloth on one of them otherwise in good condition.

Comm GrH
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Code: 60178

WW2 War Raised unit - RECCE Reconnaissance Corps White Metal Cap Badge

A die struck white metal cap badge with two original D style loops to the reverse. I understand that other ranks of Scottish RECCE units wore this badge in white metal. Circa 4 cms tall. In very good condition.

K&K Vol 2 No 1925 refers.

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Code: 65413

WW2 - No 9 Commando Matched Pair of Embroidered Felt Cloth Shoulder Titles

White on black, with no moth or damage. In unissued condition.

Formed from Scottish Command. Saw service predominately in the Mediterranean, Albania, Yugoslavia , Greece and Italy.

Comm GrH
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Code: 61726

Special Air Service (SAS) Volunteers Lot

An unusual grouping, comprising a late 1960s issue beret badge which came with two A Squadron 23 SAS headed paper letters, one which responded to a request for their badge, and other with a two sided SAS history stapled to it, the reverse with terms of service for the volunteer or territorial SAS regiments which would have been common to 21 and 23 SAS.

I have blanked out the name...  read more

Code: 65077

WW2 Larger Pattern Embroidered Army Flying Qualification Badge Glider Pilot Wing

Introduced in late 1942. In superb unworn condition still with original paper backing. Padded and colours bright. Not usually found in such condition. White thread to front does not react to UV light. On black felt background Just superb and rare, especially in this condition. Circa 11.4cms across, wing tip to wing tip.

The wing was worn by staff sergeant first class pilo...  read more

Code: 64886