Scarce Kolar Gold Field Battalion Officers Buttons
A scarce pair of buttons, the gilt button is the medium pattern version and 19mm in diameter, with fixed shank and back-marked J R Gaunt & Son Ltd, London and the other is a very fine mess dress silver and gilt button (15mm in diameter) with maker marks for both Gaunt and Jennens (transitional period between the two manufacturers when the former acquired the latter).
The badg... read more
WW2 - Pair of Mercantile Marine / Merchant Navy Cloth Embroidered Shoulder Titles
Pair, removed from uniform and they have quite a bit of service wear, especially the edges, but scarce.
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WW2 Medal Group in Box of Issue to Lieut Nightingale, The Buffs
Four to Lieutenant A.W. Nightingale in War Office box of issue (entitlement slip, end flap to box and and individual paper envelopes missing):
a) 1939-45 Star
b) Africa Star
c) War medal
d) Defence Medal
All unnamed as issued. Box is addressed as follows:
"Lt A.W. Nightingale
54 Vanbrugh Park
Blackheath
London S.E.... read more
WW1 Machine Gun Corps MGC Officers Medium Brass Button
Fixed shank but blank reverse. Officer's pattern, but not of particularly high quality although in good but slightly polished condition, Circa 19mm in diameter. read more
Military Historical Society Bulletin No 95 February 1974
Card covers, thin booklet of 30 pages, but containing informative articles on:
British Formation Badges, 1940 - 1956
The Mesopotamia Half Flight 1915 (genesis of the Royal Australian and Royal New Zealand Air Forces)
The Rugeley Loyal Volunteers, 1803 - 1814
The Liverpool Welsh Rifle Volunteer Corps 1859
One pen mark otherwise good clean condi... read more
Kings Shropshire Light Infantry KSLI Bi - Metal Cap Badge - correct Lambourne Birmingham mark with underscore under the o in Co
Bi metal die struck cap badge with slider (with four holes - economy measure?) and with small pattern maker's name of correct pattern. Slight wear to highpoints, otherwise in very good condition. read more
Scarce Kolar Gold Field Battalion Officer's Collar Badge
A scarce collar badge (3cm tall) of a solid officer's style of construction in gilt with original lugs, which are fully functional.
The badge is a crossed pickaxe and hammer in circle superscribed "Kolar Gold Field Bn", all surmounted by a crown (Cox's book p2723 refers).
The Kolar Gold Fields are believed to be the second deepest gold mines in the world. ... read more
WW1 Large Trench Art Coal Scuttle - 18 pdr shell with bullet shovel
Brass 18 punder shell dated 6/15, Circa 17cm in length, circa 16cm tall including bullet and 11cm wide. Trench art item in the form of a coal skuttle with swivel handle and separate holder for a bullet, which has been converted into a shovel. Heavy item but a great piece for your harth! Will polish up nicely.
Will post to a UK address only. read more
30.00 GBP
WW2 Nysaland Defence Force Gilt Cast Cap Badge with Diamond Backing Cloth
Finely cast scarce cap badge in excellent good condition with two original holding lugs (east - west) undamaged and intact with a diamond felt cloth backing cloth (mustard yellow over black), which in itself is a scarce item. Badge is circa 3.5cm in diameter. Extremely scarce African auxiliary forces cap badge.
Nysaland became the Republic of Malawi in 1964. read more
East Africa Protectorate Victorian Colonial Administrators Large Gilt Button
Scarce heavy gilt button, believed worn circa 1896 to 1902. VR&I cypher. Backmarked Army & Navy Co with fixed shank. In excellent condition. 26mm in diameter. read more