Memento of the Great War - 4th August 1914 - Tinnie celebrating the Birth of the Treasury One Pound Note or Bradbury!
The gold standard was suspended at the outbreak of the war in 1914, with Bank of England and Treasury notes becoming legal tender as a subsititute for scarce gold coins.
The First World War (1914-18) placed great demands on Britain's gold supply: the Government needed gold to meet the costs of the war, and the public tended to hoard gold as private security in this time o... read more
7th Armoured Brigade Cloth Formation Signs - Matched Facing Pair
Embroidered of WW2 vintage, look unissued. Good condition. read more
BWM Pair to Royal Irish Rifles - Ashworth
BWM & VM Pair, both impressed in the correct style to 608094 Pte A.E. Ashworth. R. IR. RIF.
BWM dark toned and NEF, VM also NEF retaining original gilt.
Ribbons are the original issue, but sewn at the tops and as the ribbons are sewn to the wrong medals I have left them just as I found them.
Unresearched other than for MIC (a copy will b... read more
Bronze Coronation (Police) Medal 1902 - K Division, Met Police
Rim engraved in upright capitals to P.C. T. Cann, K Div. Replacement ribbon, medal worn, scratcn on obverse at 9 o'clock, and some edge bruising. VF-.
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Abyssinian War Medal to 4th Kings Own Royal Regiment
Embossed naming to centre of reverse to 908, G. Day, 1st Battn 4th The KOR Regt. Minor contact marks and an edge knock at 6 o'clock, plus some other very minor edge nibbles. If suspender has been re-affixed, it has been very well done. Replacement ribbon. GVF +. read more
South Wales Borderers - Pair of Officer's SD Collars
A pair of Officer's Service Dress Collar Badges of the South Wales Borderers.They are made from bronze and are in good condition with holding lugs undamaged and intact. read more
Captain's set of gilding metal rank pips, large pattern
Matching set for one shoulder, very good condition with sharp detail. read more
6.00 GBP
British Red Cross Society Junior Pin Badge
Brass and enamel pin badge in good condition with original pin. Makers mark JR GAUNT B'HAM read more
4.50 GBP
Captain Fryatt's Enamel Memorial Medallion / Fob - Lest We Forget League
Circa 27mm in diameter, this medallion or fob is truly of stunning quality and a very emotive item, even to this day. It has some slight green verdigris to the gilt, enamel in in excellent undamaged condition. Slight edge bruise to reverse which does not transfer through to the front. Captain Fryatt's murder was one of the three best known German atrocities of World War I, the others... read more
REME Captain Battledress Blouse attached 43rd RTR (Northumberland Fusiliers) Size 10 - 1949 Pattern
1949 Pattern Battledress blouse to a Captain in the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (REME) attached to the 43rd Royal Tank Regiment (TA) (6th (City) Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (RNF), which was part of RTR from 1938-1956.
Officer's rank insignia pips are set on blue cloth, and bottom pip on each shoulder is sewn over the formation flash for... read more