Insignia of the 8th Gurkha Rifles - Specialist Publication By the Gurkha Museum - Now out of Print
Revised February 1998 (this is the penultimate version - final edition was May 2000). Spiral bound A4, plain card covers with plastic protecting sleeves.. 57 single sided pages. A good clean copy with no damage or annotations. Forward by Sir John Chapple. Illustrations and photographs, of which there are many, are in black and white. Essential reference which one just cannot find on the intern... read more
Insignia of the 9th Gurkha Rifles - Specialist Publication By the Gurkha Museum - Now out of Print
The draft proof version with correction by Col DR Wood, the joint author of this publication, for the final version dated dated August 2000. Spiral bound A4, plain card covers with plastic protecting sleeves (these have a few marks and back one is creased). 46 single sided pages. A good clean copy but with staple mark to front card cover and pencil comments about the amendments made (typos list... read more
Insignia of the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles Specialist Publication By the Gurkha Museum
1st Edition dated March 2006. Spiral bound A4, card covers (back cover green rather than cream). 100 double sided pages. A good 2nd hand copy with minor wear and no annotations. (Revised and republished finally in March 2016, this is the version which immediately preceded it). Forward by Sir John Chapple. Illustrations are in black and white. Essential reference which one just cannot find on th... read more
Insignia of the 9th Gurkha Rifles - Specialist Publication By the Gurkha Museum - Now out of Print
The final version of this publication, dated August 2000. Spiral bound A4, plain card covers with plastic protecting sleeves (these have a few marks). 46 single sided pages. A good clean copy with no damage or annotations (apart from a pen amendment on page 46 adding the page number). Forward by Sir John Chapple. Illustrations and photographs, of which there are many, are in black and white. Es... read more
Insignia of the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles - Specialist Publication By the Gurkha Museum - Now out of Print
Final Edition of this publication dated March 2000. Spiral bound A4, plain card covers with plastic protecting sleeves (these have slight pressure marks). 90 single sided pages. A good clean copy with no damage or annotations except for a couple of small red pen corrections in the list of Gurkha Museum publications (see photo). Forward by Sir John Chapple. Illustrations and photographs, of whi... read more
Insignia of the 2nd King Edward VII's Gurkha Rifles (The Simoor Rifles) Specialist Publication By the Gurkha Museum - Now out of Print
The final version of this publication, dated January 1999, the previous version was July 1998 (the penultimate revision) but the final version of January 1999 had only minor changes incorporated and no new content). Spiral bound A4, marble effect card covers (this makes it look a bit grubby but it is just the marbling effect!). 99 single sided pages. A good clean copy with no damage or annotat... read more
Queen's Gurkha Signals (QGS) Officer's Silver Plated Shoulder Pouch Cross Belt Plate
A lovely item with all four screw posts and original retaining nuts to reverse, die cast badge in silver plate on a silvered backplate. Circa 105mm tall and 75mm wide. Slight stain to base of crown otherwise in very good condition.
Worn by Officers of the four Queens Gurkha Signal Squadrons namely HQ Squadron, 246, 248 and 250 Gurkha Signal Squadrons.
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2nd 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Simoor Rifles) small bronze badge
A very small Indian made cast bronze badge with two original reasonably long loops to reverse.. Circa 2cms wide and 1.2cms tall. In very good condition and scarce.
Gurkha Museum "Insignia of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Simoor Rifles)" p97, ref 2GR N4 refers (but attributes its use as 'unknown').
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6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles Officer's Silver Plated Shoulder Pouch Cross Belt Badge
A silver plated example die cast silver plated with all four screw posts and original retaining nuts mounted on a silvered back plate. In very good condition. This pattern, with the addition of the crown above the crossed kukris, was worn from 1960 - 1994. Gorgeous.
"Insignia of The 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles Fig 6GR A11 refers.
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Large Pattern Gurkha Officer's Gilt Brass Button - Gaunt
Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London, Engld. Some loss of detail and polishing to front but not often encountered in this finish. Possibly Great Coat issue.
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