Glider Pilot Regiment Officers Frosted Silver Plated Collar Badges - Firmin
A stunning pair of facing and matched King's crown frosted silver plated die cast collar badges with two original silvered loops to the reverse and each embossed Firmin London. King's crown so pre 1952. See also the cap badge separately listed as my item 59510. Forerunners of the Army Air Corps (AAC).
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Royal Marines / Commando Embroidered Red on Black Felt Shoulder Title
Removed from uniform, in good overall condition. Looks to be an earlier issue.
E56.3
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WW2 R.N. Commando Woven Cloth Shoulder Title
A very rare and original cloth shoulder title, removed from uniform and in good condition.
The Royal Navy Commando was formed in 1941. The unit's depot was at H.M.S Armadillo in Scotland.
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New Zealand Army Airborne Special Forces Parachute Qualification Wing
In unissued condition, embroidered, circa 10.8cm across. The fern wreath distinguishes this as NZ issue.
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Scarce 1st pattern WW2 Parachute Regiment White Metal Cap Badge - voided crown
Original white metal die struck para cap badge with voided king's crown and voided lion's legs, indicating an early first issue type cap badge, with two original dark toned fixing loops the reverse. Much less common than the plastic economy version. Also a superb example.
A177.1
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WW2 War Raised Unit - Reconnaissance RECCE Corps
Dark brown coloured cellulose acetate plastic economy badge (intended to save on metals for the war effort) and sometimes incorrectly referred to as Bakelite. Sealed pattern 1942. Maker's name A.Stanley & Sons, Walsall to the reverse. Some warping as often found on this badges - the spearpoint curls backwards when viewed from the side but displays well from the front.
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WW2 Normandy Landings D-Day - RAOC Beach Ordnance Embroidered Shoulder Title
Red lettering on black felt cloth, paste back in very good condition and scarce. Battle dress removed example. Scarce.
Unofficial titles were worn by various beach groups present at D-Day. This one worn by personnel of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) Beach Detachments.
BoBD No 3088 refers.
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WW2 ROYAL NAVY Printed Cloth Shoulder Title
Removed from uniform. In good condition. Scarce.
These titles were introduced in April 1943 when it was not practical for RN personnel to wear normal naval rig and battle dress was a better options for naval units involved with shore operations in and around harbours but also units such as naval beach groups / signals and in fact even R.N commando units did wear this title befo... read more
WW2 Commando Special Forces Combined Operations Printed Formation Designation Sign Flash
Removed from uniform, in very good condition.
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WW2 Printed 44th Indian Airborne Division Faicing Pair Formation Signs, uncut.
An original standard printed Pegasus with INDIA underneath. Facing and uncut. It is hard to find a matched facing pair. In very good unissued condition.
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