Loyal Suffolk Hussars (Yeomanry) Officers Large Pattern Gilt Button - Firmin

Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Firmin London. Gilt bright and in superb condition.

Ripley & Darmanin Fig 212 refers.

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Code: 68597

Essex Yeomanry (104th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery) Brass Ball Button

A scarce ball button with the crest of this unit to front. This pattern introduced circa 1935 following the transfer of the Essex RHA battery to the 104th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery in 1933. Worn by all ranks. Fixed shank, no maker mark. More than one available, please email if more required.

Litchfield, N (1992) "The Territorial Artillery 1908 - 1988" p67, Fig 89 refers...  read more

Code: 68592

1st Royal Surrey Militia Officers Silver Plated Medium Pattern Button

Circa 18mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked C. Pitt & Co, 50 St Martin's Lane, London. In very good condition with no wear to plate. Worn 1855 - 1881.

Ripley no 491 refers.

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Code: 57613

Royal Sussex Regiment Large Silver Plated Mess Waiters / Orderlies Button

Circa 29 mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Jennens & Co (PoW feathers) London to reverse. A very large solid button with light wear to silver plate on highpoints otherwise in very good condition.
Pre 1912 as Jennens stopped making buttons about then. Scarce as there would only have been circa half a dozen officers' mess room orderlies.

Ripley page 59 refer...  read more

Code: 62994

WW1 Canada - 225th (Kootenay) Battalion CEF Collar Badge

Die struck dark copper maple leaf on the tip of which embossed on an upward arc C.E.F, below this the figure 225, the figures between the tips of the antlers of a stag's head and neck, face on, over the centre of the leaf, looping from tip to tip of the central lobes of the leaf and going behind the stag's head, a scroll bearing left and right respectively KOOTENAY / BATTALION, below the stag's...  read more

Code: 68590

WW2 4th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (RNF) Motor-cycle / Reconnaissance Battalion - An Impressive Collection of Large Format Press / War Office Photos

15 black and white photos, 13 large format (circa 24cms by 20 cms / 9.5 inches by 8 inches) and two smaller sepia coloured ones (circa 16.5cms by 12cms). All the property of the former Commanding Officer and now being offered for sale by his son, Col D. R. Wood (author of the "Fifth Fusiliers and Its Badges"). All of the larger format photos are glossy and have a Central Press Photos Ltd, Flee...  read more

Code: 67379

WW1 9th Scottish Division Formation Designation White Metal Arm Badges, Facing Pair

A facing pair of die struck white metal thistles (sadly missing on their dark blue cloth backing discs) with two original lugs to the reverse of each. Not quite matching but close.

These were worn on each arm by members of this elite Scots Division in facing pairs. the Division was part of 'First Hundred Thousand' that went to France in May 1915 and remained until 1918. After ...  read more

Code: 68591

LSH - Loyal Suffolk Hussars (Imperial Yeomanry) Large Brass Shoulder Title

In good condition, traces of tried polish to edges, with two original hexagonal fittings. Worn until 1908.

Westlake No 292 refers.

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Code: 68589

Canadian Militia - 29th Waterloo Regiment Collar Badge - Gaunt Maker's tablet

A King's crown, gilding metal cap / collar badge for the Canadian 29th Waterloo Regiment. Very unusual maker's plaque to reverse showing the maker to be J. R. Gaunt & Sons Ltd., 13 Conduit St, London. In good condition complete with 2 original lugs. These are short and bent over / squashed, perhaps suggesting a collar badge but happy to be corrected. Worn circa 1902 to 1920. Circa 45mm tal...  read more

Code: 68580

2nd Battalion Canadian CEF Bronze Cap Badge

A large die struck maple leaf badge with the numeral 2 to centre below a crown and above scrolls. Two original loops (north-south). In very good condition.

Charton vol.1 2B-2 refers.

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Code: 68582