Indian Army Ordnance Corps Cast Brass Cap Badge - Maker Marked

A nicely cast badge with original slider to the reverse. Slider has been stamped Chatur Bihari & Sons / Aligarh U.P. (Upper Province). In very good condition and scarce.


D67.6  read more

Code: 59011

Indian Army ( AFI ) - Kolar Gold Field Battalion Embroidered Pagri Badge

Kolar Gold Field Battalion (Auxiliary Force India ) cloth pagri badge - golden yellow embroidered on black, but backing faded from sun and wear and slight damage to thread on pick axe head. No moth but some stress marks to fabric from wear. Circa 7cm tall and 6cm wide. Scarce.

The Kolar Gold Fields are believed to be the second deepest gold mines in the world. Situated at a dista...  read more

Code: 58801

Indian Army - Army Physical Training Corps Cast Brass Cap Badge - 1946-1947 only

A nicely cast thick brass cap badge with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 3cm tall by 4cm wide. A short lived pre- partition badge, only formed in 1946 and disbanded in 1947. Based on the UK version of the APTC badge. The Physical Instructor proficiency badge photographed for comparison will be included in with the purchase of this item. It is in good condition with 4 horizontal lo...  read more

Code: 58709

Indian Army - Army Educational Corps Badge

A scarce badge cast in white metal and of two part construction with original securing pin, either for attaching in a turban or pagri band. Circa 4.2cm tall.

This corps was formed on the 1 June 1947.

D15.10  read more

Code: 58616

WW2 9th Gurkha Rifles Officer's Boss Cap Badge

A theatre made example, with a cast silver plated 9 below crossed kukris (unusually with the left crossing the right, but not unprecedented (see 9GR D17 in the below publication), with a '9' below and a King's Crown above mounted on a black corded cloth boss. Screw fitting bent slightly it appears to have been slightly damaged and threaded, other than that it is in good condition. Worn with...  read more

Code: 68001

'Gurkha' Gun Metal Theatre Made Shoulder Title

A scarce hand cut gun metal coloured shoulder title with two original copper loops to the reverse. Circa 5.2cms wide and 13mm tall. Rare.

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Code: 68021

British Army - 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles Officer's Bullion Embroidered Cloth Prussian Eagle Arm Badge

A superior quality example in near mint condition. Some glue to reverse. Superb. Circa 33mm tall and 24mm wide. On a rifle green background. Hawk facing right (which is heraldically incorrect). Worn on cold weather Mess Dress from 1974 and also on No 1, No 2 and No 4 dress from about 1977. Ceased to be worn 1994.

Comm EdBr  read more

Code: 68011

WW1 era Royal Naval Reserve RNR Officers Padded Bullion Cap Badge

King's crown and it has a nice early feel to it. Some minor signs of tarnish to edges of bullion but generally in very good condition. Circa 7.5cm wide and 6.5cm tall including black backing cloth.

D57.2  read more

Code: 58961

Early SCC Sea Cadet Corps Embroidered Red on Dark Blue Cloth Shoulder Title

An early title of tombstone style with a WW1 method of manufacture. Most sea cadet corps titles I have seen appear in full rather than abbreviated. Removed from uniform, in reasonable condition.

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Code: 59744

British & Foreign Sailors Society (BFSS) copper medal from Nelsons ship with original presentation case

A piece of English artefact circa 1905 struck to Commemorative the Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar fought by the Royal Navy in their final victory against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies in 1805 and sold on behalf of the 'British & Foreign Sailors Society' with obverse depicting an embossed representation of the ship 'HMS Foudroyant' in full sail., the reverse inscribe...  read more

Code: 60751