Duke of Wellingtons ( West Riding ) Regiment Officers Large Brass Button
Pitt & Co, 31 Maddox Street, London W, fixed shank, circa 25mm in diameter, in good condition.
Ripley No 251 refers.
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Rare Connaught Rangers Officers Gilt Brass Button (1st Pattern)
Circa 23mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Jennens & Co London. Some light polishing to highpoints and detail otherwise in very good condition. This is rare.
Ripley No 292 refers (but he only has a medium pattern version to illustrate). Worn 1881 - 1894 only. The later pattern dropped the elephant and re-introduced the crown.
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University of London OTC Officer Training Corps Large Pattern Brass Button, Kings Crown pre 1952
Circa 26mm in diameter, floating shank, no makers mark. King's crown. It depicts the badge of this officer training corps on the button. In very good condition. Pre 1952. Not often encountered.
See also item 61082 for another example and item 55435 for the medium pattern button.
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WW2 - 56th Independent Infantry Brigade 2nd pattern Matched Pair of Facing Woven Felt Formation Signs
An original and rare matched facing pair of formation signs, the cut down circular versions worn after D-Day when the brigade lost their independent status and joined the 49th Division. This formation sign was worn below the 3rd pattern 49th Division Polar Bears. Removed from uniform, in superb condition with the correct white mesh (does not glow under UV light tester) and black cotton ... read more
4th (Uganda) Kings African Rifles (KAR) Cast Brass Cap Badge, Kings Crown
Locally cast in East Africa, well made, two original loops to the reverse, in very good condition. Circa 4.9cm tall.
Renfrew et al Vol 1 No 431 refers.
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Indian Army - Punjab Frontier Force Officers Frosted Silver Plated Bridle Bit Boss Badge
A simply stunning frosted silver plated officers bridle bit boss badge (same pattern as the Martingale Badge), rivet posts neatly filled back. Colonel's quality! Finely cast brass which as been plated. No wear to plate. Kings Crown over garter inscribed "PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE" thistle, rose, shamrock in centre.
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Collection of Royal Army Dental Corps Embroidered Cloth Shoulder Titles - 4 Different Patterns
A hard title to find at the best of times, but here you have the chance to obtain all four patterns of the woven varieties in one fell swoop! All in good condition, one or two with traces of glue / white bluetack to the reverse. The full title with some minor edge nibbles to bottom edge. Condition as per photographs. The Royal Prefix was awarded in 1946.
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WW1 Royal Naval Division (RND) Swagger Stick
A scarce white metal topped swagger stick top to the RND.
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Crown Imperial Military Magazine Complete Set for 1993 - Four issues
No 70 - 73 inclusive including the society's twentieth anniversary issue. A real blast from the past and includes informative articles and book reviews that will help you wile away your lockdown blues. All in good condition with no tears, missing pages, annotations or cut outs.
Some really interesting articles on badges, medals, and units, too many to list, but my favo... read more
Langridge Dress Distinctions of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards - Privately Bound
Landscape format, privately bound in hard red covers (usually found in soft back format), frontis with library sticker of owner, "Ex Libris R.G. Hollies-Smith". It is in great condition with no tears, annotations or damage other than a few minor marks to cover. Dated 1959. This is a scarce one to find in any event, but really useful in this hardback format for gracing your library shelf. Th... read more