WW2 - Original Merchant Navy Cloth Embroidered Shoulder Title
Removed from uniform and has quite a bit of service wear, especially the edges and some wear to reverse, but scarce.
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Attractive fire gilt Victorian Royal Naval Sweetheart Brooch - straw boater on crossed cutlasses
A very attractive Royal Navy sweetheart pin brooch badge which has three glass beads mounted on it for the good old "Red, White and Blue". A naval straw hat with ribbon. Some minor gilt wear to swords, consistent with age. Otherwise in very good condition with functional pin and "c" clasp, and safety chain. Registered design number to reverse. A scarce and quality piece of jewellery. read more
Rare WW1 Royal Naval Motor Boat Reserve RNMBR Full Dress Cap Badge
Hard to find, an original full dress cap badge to the R.N.M.B.R, some signs of wear and some mothing to the backing material, mainly to the top orb area of the crown Also some minor wear to black felt on left of crown, otherwise in good condition. Circa 6.5cm tall and 4cm wide at crown. This particular version does not have any coloured jewels mounted on rim of crown.
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Very Scarce WW2 Royal Navy Cloth - RN Ferry Crew
Extremely scarce (hen's teeth spring to mind) original World War Two embroidered yellow on navy blue battledress shoulder title "R.N. / Ferry Crew". In good condition, bright condition, with no moth or damage.
This unit was formed in 1942 by Lieutenant Commander C.D.Barber, R.N., and comprised of men who for various reasons were not in military service. Their role was to deliver ... read more
WW1 Royal Naval Transport Service Officer Bullion Cap Badge
A fine scarce example of a First World War period 'Royal Naval Transport Service Officer cap badge', gilt fowled anchor set on black velvet ground within a blue silk circlet " RN TRANSPORT " gold bullion wreath surround surmounted by a padded red velvet King's Crown, the reverse with waxed black hessian backing with some glue marks. Very good condition with only minor service wear and s... read more
King Edwards Horse New Zealand Squadron Large Gilding Metal Fern Slouch Hat Badge
King's Colonials 2nd Pattern New Zealand Squadron Slouch Hat Badge with two original loops to the reverse. Circa 7.1cm wide by 3.4cm tall. In very good condition.
Raised as part of 4th County of London Imperial Yeomanry in 1902 enabling C Squadron (Australasian) to become purely Australian.
K&K Vol 1, No 1377 refers.
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South Africa - WW2 South African Tank Corps ( SATC / SATK ) Black Metal Cap Badge, worn 1940 - 1941 only
A thin blacked gilding metal die struck non voided cap badge with two original integral flat loops to the reverse. An old WW I style tank facing left to the centre of a wreath with title scrolls below in English and Afrikaans.Circa 4.7cm in diameter. Only worn from May 1940 to September 1941, when it was replaced with an updated white metal design. A similar badge was worn on the co... read more
South Africa - WW1 South African Heavy Artillery Bronzed Cap Badge
A die struck bronzed cap badge with two original loops to the reverse as worn by the South African Heavy Artillery, worn 1915 - 1919. This title on a tri-part scroll surmounted by a Springbok's head and crossed gun barrels. In very good condition. Circa 5.8cm wide and 4.5cm tall.
The South African contingent, which General Louis Botha offered in July 1915 for the war i... read more
Bechuanaland Rifles Bronze Slouch Hat Badge, Worn 1902 - 1913
Scarce king 's crown die cast bronze slouch hat badge with two original loops to the reverse. Crossed rifles and the king's crown to the centre of a circlet bearing the title and motto,within five star points. In very good condition. Circa 5.1cm wide.
Owen No 307 refers.
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Southern Rhodesia - WW2 S.R. Medical Corps Brass Cap Badge
Engineered from brass sheet with two original small lugs to the reverse. Circa 3.7cm tall. In very good condition. Worn 1940 - 1943.
According to my 1st edition copy of Owen this particular pattern is shown as item 682 and described as rare.
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