Victorian White Metal British Volunteer Artillery Forage Cap Badge - Larger Pattern (Grenadier Guards Style)

As worn on the pill box or peaked cap by many Volunteer Artillery Other Ranks across the Kingdom, a white metal grenade with seventeen flames (Grenadier Guards pattern but in white metal) with two original toned loops to the reverse but these have been reinforced or re-secured with lead solder. Circa 4.5cms tall. Lovely item. Circa 1860 - 1902. See also my item 66122 for the smaller pattern.<...  read more

Code: 66260

Army Education Corps (AEC) Officers Silver Plated on Gilt Mounted Cap / Mess Dress Button

A scarce officer's mounted button, circa 15mm in diameter, as worn no side cap and mess dress. Fixed shank and maker marked Pitt & Co, Maddox St, London. Some slight polish from service wear to high points otherwise in very good condition. Worn 1920 - 1946.

The Corps was raised in 1920 and became 'Royal' with a change of badge design in 1946.

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Code: 66275

West Yorkshire Regiment Matched Pair of Officer's OSD Bronze Collar Badges

A superb pair, die cast in bronze and of some considerable quality, with two original loops to the reverse of each. Attributed by Churchill to the West Yorkshire Regiment, post 1925. Circa 3cms tall.

Thanks as ever to the LFM for the correct identification.

Churchill No 462 refers.

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Code: 66311

QVC Victorian Brigadiers / Full Colonels Mounted Gilt Epaulette Post Button

A rare fire gilt button in very good condition, circa 16mm in diameter, with added screw post for securing to the shoulder cords / epaulette. Retaining nut absent. Maker marked (Slightly obscured from solder which attached the post) Jennens & Co London. VR cypher in a garter strap, QVC Crown to top.

Ripley No 3 refers.

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Code: 66324

WW1 Indian Army - 87th Punjabis Regiment Officer's Silver Plated and Gilt Mounted Mess Dress / Cap Button

Circa 14mm in diameter, fixed shank (solder repair) and marked "special quality" to reverse but this is now almost impossible to read due to lead solder stain. Some polishing to highpoints and loss of detail to writing in circlet but a scarce button. Pre 1922.

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Code: 66328

Victorian British Army Soldiers Small Book (Army Form B50) & Discharge Certificate - Walter Edwin Austing - Scots Guards

Two original pieces of military paperwork concerning the enlistment and discharge of a Scots Guards Musician comprising:

1) British Army Soldiers Small Book (Army Form B50) in good condition; and
2) Parchment Cerficiate of Discharge Army Form B.128) - some red ink to top edge of reverse has run and now illegible otherwise in good condition.

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Code: 68352

9th Lancers Officers Mess Dress / Hunt / Blazer Button

Circa 14mm in diameter, fixed shank, flat gilt button with engraged 9 over crossed lances. Maker marked but hard to read, but looks like Pitt & Co Maddox St, London. In very good condition. An early button. Scarce.

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Code: 68855

9th (Norfolk Regiment) Officers Mess Dress / Hunt / Blazer Button

Circa 14mm in diameter, fixed shank, flat gilt button engraved with a 9 and Queen's crown above. maker marked but very feint. Possibly Pitt and Co but cannot be certain. In good condition.

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Code: 68852

4th Queens Own Hussars Matching Pair of Bi-Metal Collar Badges - QEII issue

A lovely pair of collar badges matching, with two original loops to the reverse of each. Sharp detail. Queen's crown.

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Code: 60371