Indian Sub-Continent - Burma Police Other Ranks White Metal Cap Badge, King's Crown

Die struck white metal example with two original loops to reverse. Pre 1901 - 1942. With sharp detail. Scarce.

The Burma Police recruited for the most part from non-Burma residents, mainly from India and Gurkhas from Nepal.

Renfrew et al Vol 2, No 2129 / The Gurkha Musuem's 'Insignia of Gurkha Units in India and Burma up to 1948' pp29 - 32 refer. Comm ErYa  read more

Code: 67972

West Africa - Gold Coast Police White Metal Cap Badge, King's Crown

A die struck silver plated white metal example with two original silvered loops to the reverse. The circlet surmounted by a King's Crown. Pre 1953. In good very condition with sharp detail.

Renfrew et al, Vol 1, No 398 refers.

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Code: 67975

West Indies - St Lucia Police Force White Metal Cap Badge, King's Crown

A die struck white metal example with two original loops to reverse. Coat of arms of St Lucia to centre of circlet surmounted by a King's Crown. Pre 1953. In good very condition with sharp detail.

Renfrew et al, Vol 2, No 1631 refers.

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Code: 67971

Scarce Tyneside Irish Shoulder Title - First Issue - maker marked Reid & Co Newcastle-on-Tyne - converted to a sweetheart pin brooch

This has been re-gilded and converted to a sweetheart, now missing its fixing pin but fairly easily restorable with a replacement pin.

Originally a gilding metal shoulder title central device (it would have had a single NF (for Northumberland Fusiliers ) and battalion number above (24, 25, 26, 27 or 30). Locally made for the Tyneside Irish in the early days of the First world war...  read more

Code: 67967

Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Chromed Police Waist Belt Clasp (WBC), circa 1948 - 1972

A chromed white metal example, with a fair amount of surface wear and scratching to the chrome finish and missing the free-floating retaining loop. This pattern of crown believed to have been adopted post 1948 with independence from Great Britain, changing its name to the Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972. Scarce.

Renfrew et al, Vol 2 No 2191 refers.

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Code: 67966

Gurkha Logistic Regiment Bi-Metal Cap Badge - Firmin

Gurkha Logistic Regiment Cap Badge with original slider. Maker marked Firmin. In near mint condition. QEII issue.  read more

Code: 67962

Gurkha Transport Regiment (GTR) Bi-Metal Cap Badge - Firmin

Gurkha Transport Regiment Cap Badge with original slider. Maker marked Firmin. In near mint condition.

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Code: 67960

Gurkha Transport Regiment (GTR) Anodised Staybrite Collar Badges

A matched pair, on brass backing plates with cotter pins. In very good condition.

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Code: 67961

Gurkha Military Police (GMP) AA Anodised Staybrite Collar Badges

A scarce pair of lightly gold coloured anodised aluminium / staybrite collar badges with single fixing loop to reverse of each. Flat backed. Some service wear to finish. Very hard to find.

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Code: 67959

Queen's Gurkha Signals Cast White Metal Collar Badge

A small sand cast plated white metal example with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 27mm tall. Scarce.

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Code: 67958