Royal Engineers ( RE ) Edwardian EVII Other Ranks Brass Cap Badge, circa 1901-1910

A good quality stiff brass cap badge with original long slider to reverse. Has seen some service wear but in very good overall condition.

K&K Vol 1 No 852 refers.

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Code: 59850

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Plated Irish Pipers Badge

A heavy cast attractive pipers badge with two original lugs to the reverse. Chrome plated finish. In excellent condition. Circa 5.6cm wide and 4.6cm tall.

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Code: 59860

WW1 Home Front - On War Service 1915 Munition Workers Home Front Badge by Gaunt

An exceptionally good condition original First World War official War Workers badge, the reverse with maker's details "J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd London" also stamped with a "K" and issue number "33847". The gilt is still bright and without signs of wear, original buttonhole fitting. Circa 43mm tall.

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Code: 59941

Edwardian Real Postcard - Royal Engineers Officer living the Good Life

The epitome of peacetime soldering, at least if you were an officer. Comfy club chair, today's newspaper, soda syphon and pipe to hand, cigar box below and dog at your feet. Where did we all go wrong! Postally used 1904, message to reverse. Some minor corner wear, but otherwise in very good condition.

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Code: 59766

WW1 Original Postcard of Territorial Force Corporal wearing his Imperial Service Bar

Posed original photo, one can just make out a curved metal shoulder title with a T above, but other than that, he remains unidentified. Good to have a clear image of the volunteered for overseas service bar. Postally unused, minor corner wear, otherwise in good condition if not a little grubby.

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Code: 60565

Original WW1 postcard showing a pontoon bridging / assault boat section, most probably Royal Engineers

Postally unused and of French manufacture, a great image of an old military lorry with two trailers attached with assault boats or pontoon boats. There is a tall chimney in the background, this is not attached to the boat! Slight crease in white card to the left of the lorry, but this is not actually on the image itself, otherwise excellent condition and scarce.

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Code: 60568

WW1 Scarce Sussex Home Protection Brigade Mufti Lapel Buttonhole Badge

Gilt bright and enamel in good undamaged condition. Some minor staining to gilt. Horsehoe fitting straight and strong and it is back stamped with the number 1044. A scarce item.

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Code: 51645

Scarce Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers White Metal Other Rank's Badge, worn 1926 - 1934

A relatively short lived badge as worn from 1926 to 1934 only with original slider to reverse, some bending from service wear, otherwise in very good condition.

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Code: 68572

Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Officer 's White Metal Cap Badge - Ludlow

A die struck white metal cap badge with two original loops to the reverse ( e-w ) and maker marked Ludlow London, this has been embossed in the reverse of the mouth of the bugle. Ludlow primarily made officers' badges and this would have been a private purchase item. King's crown so pre 1952. Ludlow naming from mid 1933 onwards. In good condition except from some service wear to lugs and traces...  read more

Code: 63767

In Memoriam Printed Card for the Loss of the British Airship R101 - includes Roll of Honour

The R101 airship crashed in France during its maiden overseas voyage on 5 October 1930, killing 48 of the 54 people on board. Curiously, the memoriam card states only 47 killed, including crew and passengers. The killed included Lord Thomson, Air Minister and Sir Sefton Brancker, Air Vice Marshal of the RAF. A poignant and scarce reminder of this tragedy which put paid to British airship deve...  read more

Code: 66457