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

WW2 REME ( Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers ) Officers Gilt Large Pattern Button, King's Crown

Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Pitt & Co Ltd, London W.1., Worn circa 1942 - 1947. Gilt bright and in very good condition.

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Code: 58869

WW2 Royal Canadian Engineers Cap Badge

An attractive die cast gilding metal cap badge with GIV cypher. One lug missing in action, but otherwise in good condition.

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Code: 57186

EDVII Royal Engineers ( Volunteers ) White Metal Large Pattern Officers Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank, backmarked Hobson & Sons, Lexington St, London W. Sharp detail and in very good condition.

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Code: 55936

EDVII Royal Engineers Militia White Metal Large Pattern Other Ranks Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, floating shank, backmarked J&B Pearse & Co, London. Sharp detail and in very good condition. Most probably militia. Pre 1908.

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Code: 55935

Skill in Driving Steering Wheel Prize Proficiency Trade Arm Badge - Mechanised Units

Introduced in the early 1930s and abolished in 1950, this steering wheel brass badge was awarded to Mechanised Batteries of the Royal Artillery and from 1936 to Royal Engineer and Royal Signals also, at the rate of one prize per unit and were also worn in WW2 to signify driving instructors. Circa 3.5cm in diameter, die cast brass gilding metal and with two original lugs to the reverse. In ver...  read more

Code: 55645

RE Royal Engineers GVI Cypher Brass Gilding Metal Cap Badge

In very good unissued condition with original slider to the reverse. This pattern worn from 1937 until 1949.

K&K Vol 2 No 1940 refers.

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Code: 60895

Scarce WW1 RF Royal Fusiliers Large Pattern Brass Shoulder Title

Large pattern which, according to Westlake was adapted from Royal Engineer ( RE ) titles. In good condition with two original lugs to the reverse. Circa 17mm tall and 2.6cm wide. Minor service wear otherwise in very good condition. The Tyneside Scottish wore a similar large sized shoulder title on the greatcoat.

Westlake No 792 refers.

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Code: 60586

WW1 Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry Officer's Bronze OSD Cap / Collar Badge - Jennens

Scarce officer's service dress die cast bronze cap badge with 2 original loops to reverse (also worn as a Collar badge in this size). Maker's name J & Co. The Hampshire rose to the centre of a crowned oval bearing the title backed by a pair of crossed rifles with the 'Carabiniers' scroll across the rifle butts. King's crown. In very good condition with only minor wear to finish.

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Code: 65985

7th (Territorial Force) Battalion Pair of Officers Bronze OSD Collar Badges

Non matching, but similar. top suspension of one is unvoided. To the reverse slightly different die used for casting. Still the display together well and are of equal colour finish. Loops present and correct. Scarce.

The dog gauge badge, which resembled a stirrup was used to measure the size of dogs entering the Royal Forest to protect the Royal Deer.

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Code: 65984