WW1 Officers Map Lens (11) France - Attributed to Captain W G Clark RFA
No 11 in the series of twelve large scale foldable maps covering France and Belgium, this one covering the Lens area which included Arras, Bapaume and of course Lens. Map itself is clean and intact, the linen covers are grubby from service use and foxed with age. It is not a trench map as it does not have trenches marked on it.
Captain W G Clark was an officer in the Royal Fi... read more
35.00 GBP
New Zealand 5th (Wellington Rifles) Officers Gilt Cap Badge
A stunning die cast gilt cap badge with two original loops to the reverse. In almost mint condition with sharp detail.
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18.00 GBP
WW2 Northumberland Special Constable Constabulary Police Enamel and Gilt Mufti Buttonhole Lapel Badge - Scarce pattern without crown
A scarce version without the king's crown. Enamel mostly intact with a few very small light flakes off above the word 'land' in 'Northumberland' otherwise gilt bright. Original buttonhole fixing. Scarce.
Wilkinson & Cowdell 'Special Constabulary Insignia of England & Wales' (2nd Edn) p99, Fig 3 refers.
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35.00 GBP
Royal Air Force RAF Medical Branch Officer's 1918 Pattern Bronze collar badge
A good scarce die cast bronze example on original loops (some slight twisting to these). Crowned laurel wreath on “Nec Aspera Terrent” scroll; rod and serpent of Aesculapius (the Greek God of Medicine) to voided centre.
AMWO 1217/18 of 10th October introduced this pattern which was shortly superseded by the usual winged pattern still in use today.
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55.00 GBP
Scarce Anodised Aluminium AA Kings Liverpool Regiment Large Pattern Button, Kings Crown, pre 1953
Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, back-marked Gaunt London. In very good condition. Scarce anodised button, pre 1953.
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8.00 GBP
17 / 21 L 17th / 21st Lancers Matched Pair of Large Brass Shoulder Titles
Post 1922, in brass with two original hexagonal lugs to each. Very good condition. Each is circa 5cm across.
Westlake 173 refers.
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14.00 GBP
14th / 20th Hussars brass collar badge
Small pattern king's crown collar badge with two original long lugs to the reverse. The Royal Crest to the centre of a Garter Strap above a scroll bearing the title. 2.7cm tall. Length of lugs suggests it may also have been worn on the cap. Evidence of service wear, and some verdigris to the reverse.
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5.00 GBP
Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry Officer's Silver Plated Small Coatee Button, circa 1840
small silver plated officer's coatee button of circa 1840s vintage with scarce early maker, Hamburger, London. Fixed shank. Circa 16mm in diameter. Some wear to plate and bronze is showing through. Still, an attractive and scarce early button.
This unit was 10th in the order of precedence of yeomanry regiments. First raised in 1803.
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18.00 GBP
WW2 Durham Light Infantry (DLI ) Printed Pagri Style Shoulder Title as worn by officers of the 1st Battalion in Italy in 1944
Rare printed shoulder title, red on dark green, removed from uniform. Sewn to a black cloth backing panel. Thank you to Colin T for use of the image of the battledress tunic with this shoulder title being worn.
BoBD (Jon Mills) No 521 refers.
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175.00 GBP
New Zealand Volunteers QVC General Issue Brass 1878 Pattern Helmet Plate, 1882 - 1895
In good overall condition with two of two dark toned loops to the reverse. The bugle and garter pattern was replaced in 1895 with the plate with four stars. Worn by the volunteer units which did not have a specific design. Instead they identified themselves from the initials of their corps worked in white worsted on the shoulder straps. Stain / damage gilt finish to bottom of garter strap o... read more
65.00 GBP