WW2 5th Gurkha Rifles Hallmarked Silver Cap Badge

Date letter U for 1944. In superb condition. Circa 2.9cm tall and 3.1cm wide. Gaunt maker marked.

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Code: 63279

WW2 9th Gurkha Rifles Silver Cap Badge, Kings Crown (1937- 1947)

A very attractive little die cast unmarked silver badge at circa 26mm tall and 29mm wide in unmarked silver with two stout long silver lugs to the reverse, most probably for wear on the officers' Kilmarnock Cap. Slightly shaped to cap and the lugs are too long to make this a collar badge. The crown was introduced in 1937. This was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army a...  read more

Code: 63253

Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (RNF) Officers Silver Plated and Gilt Cap Badge

A die cast two part construction cap badge with two original loops to the reverse. Worn circa 1936 - 1959. Sometimes found with a short slider but this version presumably from a different manufacturer. In good condition.

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Code: 61135

Relic Condition - Manchester Regiment Officers 1878 Pattern Helmet Plate Centre and Scroll only

Possibly of use to somebody out there, an original silver plated central device of the Manchester Regiment mounted on its original black velvet (worn and threadbare) and hand cut backing plate with one fixing pin remaining, plus an associated silver plated scroll without its fixing pins. As found condition, no returns on this item.

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Code: 62946

The Middlesex Regiment Officers Hallmarked Silver Forage Cap / Collar Badge

A real stunner with two original silver loops and hallmarked to the reverse with the Birmingham date letter X for 1947 and maker marks for JR Gaunt. In very good condition with little polishing to highpoints. Circa 3.2cm tall. Churchill confirms this pattern was also worn in the officer's forage cap in silver.

See my item 59597 for a sterling silver issue.

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Code: 62750

Irish Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Officers Bi-Metal Field Service Cap Badge

A fine and scarce gilt flaming grenade with silver plate Inniskilling castle overlay with scroll below. Two long loops to the reverse for wear in the cap. Some dulling to gilt and bending to loops otherwise in good condition. Circa 3.7cm tall.

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Code: 62293

The Kings Own Royal Border Regiment Officers Full Dress Silver Plated and Gilt Cap Badge

An attractive post 1959 officer's cap badge, sadly lacking one of its two long loops to the reverse.

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Code: 61221

Rare King 's Own Scottish Borderers ( KOSB ) Adjutant 's Bronze Die Cast Cap Badge

A small cap badge (the cap badge design, not the very different collar badge design) at only 3.5cm tall. Die cast bronze with two original long loops to the reverse. An extremely rare badge only worn by the Adjutant of each Battalion. I have only encountered this before in white metal / silver, never as an OSD badge, and this is slightly smaller than them. It was regimental practice ...  read more

Code: 57756

42nd or 92nd Highlanders ( Gordon Highlanders / Black Watch ) Large Officers Hallmarked Silver Badge

An atttractive and large die cast female sphinx on a tablet with engraved Egypt below. Single screw / nut fixing to the reverse. Circa 5.8cm wide and 4.2cm tall. Sterling Silver hallmarks to bottom front right of tablet. Slight crack to one side of upright tail, not visible from the front. Also at some point it appears to have been converted from three fixing loops to the reverse, which ha...  read more

Code: 56756