EIIR 7th (Duke of Edinburgh’s Own) Gurkha Rifles Pipers Frosted Silver Plaid Brooch Badge

EIIR 7th (Duke of Edinburgh’s Own) Gurkha Rifles Piper's Plaid Brooch, superb quality frosted silvered badge with crowned laurel spray, Maltese cross with the centre having crossed Kukri knives and number 7, around the edge ‘GURKHA RIFLES’. Reverse with backing plate and broad vertical pin and hook fixing. Fine quality made badge but with some dulling to the frosted finish. Same pattern as wor...  read more

Code: 67105

Indian Army - 11th Gurkha Rifles Blackened Brass Shoulder Title

As the 11th Gurkha Rifles were raised again in 1948 as the new 11th Gorkha Rifles, it can be confusing to date their insignia, which continued much as before Independence. The loops suggest an earlier rather than later example but cannot be certain.

The Gurkha Museum Publication "Insignia of Gurkha Units in India and Burma up to 1948" (2016) pp68-69 refer.

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Code: 66819

Indian Para Military Police - 4th Battalion Special Armed Constabulary (SAC) Cast White Metal Cap Badge

A nicely cast silver plated cap badge with two original loops to the reverse. This unit with obvious Gurkha connection's. Believed to have been a post 1947 unit but dates not given for period of wear in the publication referred to below.

See the Gurkha Museum Publication "Insignia of Gurkha Units in India and Burma up to 1948" (2016) p58 refers.

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Code: 66818

Burma - Southern Shan States (SSS) Military Police Cap Badge, 1904 - 1942

Cast white metal which has been silver plated with two original lugs to the reverse. The letters SSS interspaced between crossed Gurkha kukri knifes beneath a King's Crown. As is found with every genuine examples of this badge, the final "S" is truncated. Circa 3.2cm wide and 3.5cm tall.

Renfrew et al, Vol 1 no 1037 refers (all genuine examples of this badge have a truncated f...  read more

Code: 66816

6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles (6 GR) Slip On Epaulette with Rank Insignia of Lieutenant

Light Khaki Drill slip on complete with shirt / tunic epaulette with black horn King's Crown Button, and blackened bronze metal rank stars / pips and anodised aluminum staybrite 6GR shoulder title which has been gloss-blacked. Glue and green baize to reverse which suggests removed from a display board.

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Code: 67916

6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles (6 GR) Slip On Epaulette with Rank Insignia of a Captain

Attractively woven in what appears to be black satin on jungle green slip-on. In worn condition with glue and green baize to reverse suggesting it has been removed from a display board otherwise in good overall condition and scarce. As worn from 1969 and theatre made until 1990 when an ordnance issue appeared.

Museum Publication, 6GR F22 refers.

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Code: 67915

6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles (6 GR) Slip On Epaulette with Rank Insignia of Lt-Col

In worn condition with glue and green baize to reverse suggesting it has been removed from a display board otherwise in good overall condition and scarce. Queen's crown. As worn from 1969 and theatre made until 1990 when a smarter ordnance issue appeared.

Museum Publication, 6GR F22 refers.

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Code: 67850

WW2 - 1GR Woven Shoulder Title - 1st Gurkha Rifles

"1.G.R " in black embroidery on light khaki cloth sewn to an olive green backing. The publication below confirms on page 42 that all examples known have no full stop after the "R" as with this one. Worn by all ranks in WW2. Some glue to traces to reverse otherwise in very good worn condition.

Gurkha Museum Publication "Insignia of the 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles" F...  read more

Code: 67918

7th Gurkha Rifles Embroidered Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

In good condition with one slight edge nip and small white mark to numeral '7'. Worn by all ranks circa 1948 - 1965. Black on Rifle Green, therefore tough to photograph.

Following India's independence in 1947, the regiment was one of four Gurkha regiments to be transferred to the British Army. In the 1960s it was active in the Malayan Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation, and t...  read more

Code: 67912

Gurkha Printed Formation, White Kukris crossed on a blue background

Unissued condition, label to reverse claims 17th Gurkhas 1948 - 1960, Malaya. However I always thought this was white on black, not blue. Any information welcome.

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Code: 67913