T / 5 / Grenade / NF - White Metal One Piece Shoulder Title
A scarce one piece white metal shoulder title as worn by other ranks of the 5th (Territorial Force) Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers. Three original dark toned D style loops to the reverse. Grenade has been modified by the removal of its lugs by the manufacturer. The other ones of this type viewed have this modification. Worn circa 1908 - 1925 on the blue serge jacket. Scarce.
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85.00 GBP
Australian 5th Infantry Battalion Victorian Scottish Regiment Other Rank's White Metal Glengarry Badge, 1948 - 1960
A large and well made item, circa 5.2cms in diameter with two original loops (n-s) with slight twisting to bottom loop. Appears to have a silver plated finish, some dark toning to this overwise in good condition. A rampant lion on NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT tri-part scroll superimposed on plain quoit. Worn circa 1948 - 1960.
Bloomer ref 380 (p56)
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WW1 Army Cyclist Corps Other Rank's Gilding Metal Cap Badge - Woodward
A cracker!
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WW2 Home Front Victory - Iconic Sir Winston Churchill Silver Marked Patriotic Lapel Pin Badge
One of the best looking such badges I have come across. A silver patriotic lapel badge with replaced brooch pin fitting "925" and "T & S Silver " stamps to the reverse. A well detailed head and shoulders profile of Prime Minister Churchill smoking a large cigar. Very Slight damage to lower edge. Scarce.
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WW 2 Home Front - 1936 Hallmarked Silver Air Raid Precautions (ARP), Male Warden 's Badge - Letter A - Maker marked Robert Jay
Earliest pattern, Air Raid Precautions Male Warden 's Hallmarked Silver ARP Badge. A good early badge, dark toned condition with original horsehoe fitting, the reverse bearing London silver hallmarks for 1936 ( Date letter A ) and with maker's details "R.J" (Robert Jay).
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18.00 GBP
WW2 The Morse Code Learning & Practice Longmans Manual - 1941
A scarce publication aimed at a variety of units, Air Training Corps, the Home Guard, WAAFS, WRNS, WATS and the regular forces. A5 size with paper covers, 64pp including a copy of the code itself and various exercises to build speed, aiming at a top seed of 30 words per minute! Morse code was first devised in 1832 for use in telegraphy by an American, Samuel F B Morse. Some rust marks to the... read more
WW2 Home Front - Set of 5 ARP Air Raid Precaution Large Pattern White Metal Buttons
All circa 24mm in diameter, with fixed shanks and maker backmarked H&H Ltd, B'Ham. Not encountered this manufacturer before. Set of 5 in good condition.
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12.00 GBP
Normandy June 1944 - Czech Independent Armoured Brigade Group Printed Cloth Formation Sign
Removed from uniform, a printed example of this scarceformation sign which comprises the white lion rampant of Bohemia with the cross of Lorraine in the centre on a red shield, super-imposed on a red cross on a pale blue background and with a white border. In good overall condition, but with some light staining / dis-colouration to the white.
This Czechoslovakian brigade was for... read more
Army Telecommunications Technician REME (Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) Trade Skills Proficiency Embroidered Cloth Arm Badge
A modern looking issue in unissued condition depicting a 'T' with flashes. REME only. Authorised for wear in June 1954. Not often encountered.
Edwards & Langley 130A refers.
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10.00 GBP
Insignia of the 9th Gurkha Rifles - Specialist Publication By the Gurkha Museum - Now out of Print
The final version of this publication, dated August 2000. Spiral bound A4, plain card covers with plastic protecting sleeves (these have a few marks). 46 single sided pages. A good clean copy with no damage or annotations (apart from a pen amendment on page 46 adding the page number). Forward by Sir John Chapple. Illustrations and photographs, of which there are many, are in black and white. Es... read more