Sherwood Rangers (Nottinghamshire Yeomanry) Officers Gilt Cap Badge
A good match with the collar set below but the cap badge is of superior quality to the collar badges and has two original long loops to the reverse.
K7K No 1411 refers.
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Sherwood Rangers (Nottinghamshire Yeomanry) Pair of Officers Gilding Metal Collar Badges
These have been gilded, an attractive facing matching pair. See cap badge listed above. In very good condition. Circa 30mm tall. (Also worn by DLI regular officers, but these were allegedly 28mm tall).
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4th Battalion (TF) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Blackened Brass Cap Badge - Repaired
A rare badge, much reproduced. This has two original loops, blackened brass (despite K&K claiming it was bronze), the tail does not join the main body and there is no strange lump to the reverse of the letters as found on the copies. Thinly struck, perhaps accounting for the damage to the dragon's head which appears to have been strengthened / reattached neatly with a blob of solder. Whilst ... read more
6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI)
Kings crown, smaller pattern beret badge, maker marked JR Gaunt London. Slight wear to black finish otherwise in very good condition.
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5th Battalion (Territorials) Chorley Detachment, The Loyal Regiment, Gilt Brass Arm Badge
Circa 2.8cms tall, two original lugs to the reverse and maker marked Thomas Fatonrini Ltd, Regent St, Birmingham. Gilt bright, a few slight marks otherwise in very good condition.
Introduced at regimental expense in place of cloth badges and authorised in January 1963.
BoBD (Jon Mills) Fig 5534 / p1101 refers.
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Scarce Pre WW1 Durham Light Infantry ( DLI ) Cast Brass Shoulder Title
A pre WW1 regular battalion theatre made shoulder title with three original integral loops to the reverse. Circa 2.9cms tall and 4cms wide. Very good condition. Worn circa 1885 - 1907. Smaller than the UK made pair being offered as my item 63412.
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Matched Facing Pair of Officers OSD Bronze Collar Badges
Die cast bronze female sphinx's sitting on tablet with the words "Eqypt" below. with two original loops to the reverse. Matched facing pair with only a slight difference between the angle of the tail and the point on the tail. Good overall worn condition.
SWB pattern but now without the letters 'SWB' below which appear to have been removed.
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Royal Dublin Fusiliers Officers Bi-Metal One Piece Shoulder TItle
Two part construction with silver plated mount and two original loops to the reverse. Worn in facing pairs, this one with animals facing to the left. Some traces of polish and some service wear but generally in good condition.
Westlake No 1430 refers.
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THE SHARPSHOOTERS: 3rd County of London Yeomanry 1900-1961, Kent and County of London Yeomanry 1961-1970, book by Boris Mollo
First Edition, published by London Historical Research Unit 1970, 1970 and signed by the author.
8vo. green clothbound hardback, gilt, with dust jacket. 83pp. with b/w illustrations. Author's ink signature to title page. Dust Jacket has been price-clipped. dustjacket some damage and average condition, the book itself is a tight clean copy.
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WW1 Tribute Medal - Ashington (Northumberland) Silver Watch Fob Medallion
A good original circa 1919 unnamed Great War Tribute medal for the returned 'Ashington Town Sailors & Soldiers' Northumberland. The obverse within a laurel wreath titled circlet an embossed scene of a kneeling Soldier aiming his rifle and Sailor peering through his telescope, with a mine pithead in the background; the reverse impressed 'SILVER' and with unusual makers details 'Ce & Fd Ld' (Cons... read more