Indian Mercantile Marine / Merchant Navy Officers Bullion Cap Badge, pre 1947
King's crown bullion wire embroidered officers cap badge. A white metal fouled anchor upon the red centre of a stylized circle of flames surmounted by the bullion wire crown with red velvet insert. Circa 7.5cm tall. Slight moth to the black backing on the left side of the crown otherwise very good condition and scarce.
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Matched Pair of Large Pattern Gold Bullion Grenade Collar Badges
Large matched pair, circa 6.6cm tall, gold bullion on black left backings. Worn by a number of corps and regiments. Excellent condition and of good quality.
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Northumberland Fusiliers ( NF ) Officer's OSD Bronze Upright Collar Badge, Right Facing.
In very good condition with minimal wear and a false bullion tall pattern collar badge, St George facing to the right, two part construction with two original lugs. Circa 59 mm tall. Worn 1896 - 1919. Listed separately from the item below as not a close match.
Col. D. Wood No. 232 refers.
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Northumberland Fusiliers ( NF ) Officer's OSD Bronze Collar Badge, Left Facing.
In very good condition with minimal wear and a false bullion tall pattern collar badge, St George facing to the left two part construction with two original lugs. Circa 57 mm tall. Worn 1896 - 1919.
Col. D. Wood No. 232 refers.
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Bullion Mess Dress Officers Rank Pips, set of three
A set of three, small pattern, circa 1 cm square. Lightly stuck to a piece of tape, but easy to remove. Good condition and scarce. Worn by an officer in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF) but probably suitable for many other regiments. Unfortunately this is all that I have.
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WW1 Tyneside Scottish ( 20th - 23rd Service Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers ) Officer’s OSD bronze facing pair collar badges
A scarce die-cast facing matched pair with the Lion emerging from tower. Two original loops to the reverse. Hard to find a good pair. Correctly worn with the lions facing outwards.
D. Wood No 452 refers.
F51.2
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Scarce Tyneside Irish Shoulder Title - First Issue - maker marked Reid & Co Newcastle-on-Tyne
A gilding metal shoulder title central device (it would have had a single NF (for Northumberland Fusiliers ) and battalion number above (24, 25, 26, 27 or 30). Locally made for the Tyneside Irish in the early days of the First world war by the local goldsmiths, Reid & Co. Still in Newcastle to this day! Two original lugs (e-w) and in superb condition.
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WW2 3rd Regiment RHA Royal Horse Artillery Theatre Made Cap Badge
A finely cast side cap badge with two original lugs to reverse. GVI cypher. Circa 3.4cm tall. Officially this badge was not sanctioned with a GVI cypher until 1948 for wear on the foreign service helmet. Apparently worn by the 3rd Regiment RHA in the Middle East in WW2 - thanks to Alain for confirming.
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WW2 RAVC Royal Army Veterinary Corps Bi-metal Cap Badge - Gladman & Norman
In great condition, a die struck bi-metal cap badge with original slider to the reverse, maker marked (correct pattern in 3 lines) Gladman & Norman / Spencer Street / Birmingham 18. Scarce maker. This pattern worn from 1918 to 1957, when a Queen's crown pattern appeared.
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https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/makers_marks/gladman_norman.htm
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National Defence Company Bronze Cap Badge - GVI Cypher
A nicely die cast officers bronze OSD cap badge with two unusual thin blades to the reverse. In very good condition. This was the final pattern badge worn circa 1936 - 1945.
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