QVC Victorian 1st King's Dragoon Guards Other Ranks Large Pattern Brass Button

Circa 25mm in diameter, floating shank, maker marked W. Dowler & Sons, Birm'm (Birmingham). Some traces of glue to reverse (removed from display board) and a few small stains to front otherwise in good condition with sharp detail. Scarce. As worn from 1855 - 1871 with a Victorian Crown (General Service Pattern buttons thereafter).

Ripley No 16 refers.

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Code: 68354

Royal Dragoons Officer's Mounted Large Pattern Gilt Button, King's Crown

Circa 23mm in diameter, Fixed shank and maker marked Jennens & Co (PoW feathers), London, with mounted device. Some light service wear but generally gilt still bright and in good condition. Some glue traces to reverse.

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Code: 68356

57th (West Middlesex) Regiment Officer's Gilt Large Pattern Button

Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Firmin & Sons Ld, London. QVC Crown. Some loss of detail from service wear and gilt dulled otherwise in good overall condition.

Ripley No 147 refers.

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Code: 68355

WW2 5th (V) Corps Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation

A white Viking ship picked out black with red cross on sail, all on a black background. Faces left. In very good condition.

Created in June 1940 the Corps saw extensive action and involvement in Operation Torch in 1942. It fought through the Tunisia Campaign and later the Italian Campaign.

Davis No 50 refers (he describes it as fairly scarce bordering on rare). ...  read more

Code: 68351

WW2 56th (London) Division Printed Cloth Formation Sign

Unissued condition, a very pleasing example with no damage or moth, bright colours.

The formation badge for the 56th Division during the Second World War featured Dick Whittington's black cat on a red background.

Davis No 98 refers (Davis describes it as fairly scarce).

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Code: 68350

British HQ Land Forces Hong Kong Formation Sign Flash Patch Designation

Silk woven, left facing dragon, colours reasonably rich and bright for having been removed from uniform. In good condition.

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Code: 68349

British HQ Land Forces Hong Kong Formation Sign

Silk woven, right facing dragon, some sun fading and removed from uniform otherwise in good condition.

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Code: 58894

Inniskilling - 6th Inniskillings Dragoons Brass Shoulder Title, 1920 - 1926

A scarce brass shoulder title with two original loops to the reverse. In very good condition. introduced in 1920, but then the regiment was amalgamated in 1922 with the 5th Dragoon Guards and wore a new pattern shoulder title from 1926 onwards. Scarce.

Westlake No 98 refers.

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Code: 61078

15 / London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) Matched Pair of One Piece Blackened Brass Shoulder Titles

Darkened brass one piece shoulder titles with two original hexagonal loops to the reverse of each. In good condition but most of blackened finish worn off. Nice patina. The T's that would have sat above the 15 have been very neatly removed as was common practice in WW1.

Westlake No 1532 refers (but without the T).

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Code: 62834

Oxford (Oxf & Bucks) Light Infantry Brass Matched Facing Pair of 2 Piece Shoulder Titles

Pair of early pattern brass two-piece shoulder titles, " Bugle / Oxford." Worn from 1907 by other ranks and retained by the 2nd Battalion until 1914, whereas the 1st Battalion wore a different pattern (Westlake 1177) from 1908 (see also my item 60807). A matched facing pair, with all fittings present and correct (one top lug on one bugle slightly squashed but functional).

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Code: 61948