WW2 Birmingham Salutes The Soldier Fund Raising Home Front Celluloid Tin Button Badge

Scarce 'Birmingham Salutes The Soldier', sold to raise funds during Second World War, depicting a Tommy Soldier in helmet. Good condition, complete with original pin fitting, colour reasonably bright but with some extensive foxing. Circa 26mm in diameter.  read more

Code: 54604

Hallmarked Silver Cigarette Case - Northumberland Fusiliers

Attractively engraved, "J.McD" in top corner, 1st Battalion 5th Fusiliers and has a scroll listing the Northumberland Fusiliers battle honours up to and including the WW1. The reverse is engraved "Cologne Germany1923".

Clasp still functional and closes tight with original retaining straps to the inside. Gilt finish to inside with hallmarks for Birmingham date letter b for 19...  read more

Code: 53184

WW1 Canada CEF - 66th Overseas Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force Bronze Collar Badge - Jackson Bros 1915

In very good condition with two original lugs (n-s). Embossed with maker's details to the reverse, Jackson Bros, 1915. Circa 3.2cm tall.

B23.4  read more

Code: 57247

1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers Officers Waist Belt Clasp (WBC) - one part only

Scarce half of a waist belt clasp, silver plated, with no marks. The other half is missing but would have been a Prince of Wales motto on a seeded background. Inner circle circa 3.1cm across.  read more

Code: 56350

Scarce WW1 The North Eastern Railway ( NER ) Monthly Magazine - January 1915

This original magazine has paper covers (now detached regrettably but would look good separately framed) but otherwise contents in good clean and tight condition. It contains information relating to the North Eastern Railways and its members during the Great War.

There is a photographic Roll of Honour for early 1915 an several pages of lists of employees who had enlisted in all ...  read more

Code: 56258

Victorian Australian New South Wales Colonial Defence Force Battalion Other Rank 's Large Pattern Brass Button

Unusual maker, Beckworths Ltd, London. Floating shank. Circa 24mm in diameter. Sharp detail but could do with a light clean.

F21  read more

Code: 56130

Joiner & Carpenter Proficiency Gurkha Rifles Blackened Brass Trade Arm Badge

Scarce, in blackened brass with backing plate, as issued to British Army Gurkha Rifle Battalions. 3,2cm in diameter and with two original lugs.

Coll.  read more

Code: 55969

Northumberland Fusiliers Volunteer / Territorial Battalion Silver Plated Officers Medium Pattern Button

Circa 19mm in diameter, fix shank and back marked JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London, Engd, silver plated, in a plain line circle. It has some staining to front and wear to plate on hight points but this pattern is a very hard button to find. Coll

Col. Denis Wood ( 2nd Edn) No 648 refers.

Coll.  read more

Code: 55735

WW1 Canada - 30th Battalion CEF Shoulder Title- maker marked Tiptaff, Birmingham

Given Tiptaff made many Canadian badges, this is most probably Canadian. But it could equally serve as a stand in for a Tyneside Irish 30th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers numeral (althougth not of the correct pattern).

Two original loops to the reverse. Circa 1.9cm wide and 1.3cm tall. Back stamped Tipftaff B'Ham in very small neat letters. UK made.

The...  read more

Code: 55147

Drummers Call - The Newsletter of the Corps of Drums Society, No 40, 1991

A4 sized society magazine, 18 pages of information concerning the history of and modern day news about Drum Majors and the Corps of Drums. This magazine is in good second hand condition, and has articles about the Coldstream Guards, Lord Mayor's Show, the Senior Drum Major of the Household Division, Drummer Boy Lyons (1931) of the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers and other news.  read more

Code: 54387