WW1 Matched Pair of Brass Pioneer Battalion Collar Badges

A good matched pair, but some misshaping from service wear. Each has its original 4 lugs to each. Slight fracture in one collar where the sling meets the pickaxe shaft, more noticeable from the reverse, otherwise in good condition. Worn by a number of territorial and service battalion formations during WW1, such as the 18th and 19th Northumberland Fusiliers to mention just two.  read more

Code: 54563

WW1 vintage postcard of Captain Fryatt interest - SS Brussels

Postally unused, this Belgian card commemorates the memorial to the capture of the civilian Captain Fryatt of the Great Eastern Railway Company shipping line who was executed by the Germans. Not encountered this one before. The word ship on pencil to the reverse.

Charles Algernon Fryatt (1872 – 1916) was a British merchant mariner who was executed by the Germans for attempting ...  read more

Code: 54561

Inns of Court Regiment Yeomanry Large Pattern Officer's Gilt Brass Button - The Devil's Own

Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank and back-marked Pitt & Co Ltd , London W.1. Good condition, slight traces of old polishing compound will clean off.

Ripley No 370 refers.  read more

Code: 54555

21st Lancers ( Empress of India's ) Large Pattern Officer's Gilt Brass Button

Circa 23mm in diameter, fixed shank, back-marked Pitt & Co, 31 Maddox St, London. Slight polishing to highpoints.

Ripley No 50 refers.  read more

Code: 54552

Pair of Paper Embossed Crests for the Canadian Northumberland Regiment of Ontario

One Victorian and the other post 1902, a little bit grubby on the red crest, but in good condition. Circa 2.5cm and 3.0cm tall respectively.  read more

Code: 54537

Unique 268 ( Warwickshire ) Royal Artillery ( TA ) Gilt and Silver plate Collar Badge

Unique collar badge to the 268 ( Warwickshire ) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, circa 1950s. All ranks wore small gilt grenades with silver Ubique scrolls below as collar badges on their battledress blouses. (See Plate 59 and Fig. 314 in Norman Litchfield's book)
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A high gilt and silver plated two part construction metal collar badge with two original lugs. Embo...  read more

Code: 54536

Royal Sussex Regiment Other Rank's Bi-metal Cap Badge

With original slider, somewhat imaginatively bent to retain it in the beret, otherwise in good condition with only slight polishing to highpoints. It is circa 4.2cm tall.  read more

Code: 54535

Military Provost Staff Corps OSD Officer's Bronze Cap ( GV ) badge - Gaunt

A scarce WW1 vintage OSD die cast bronze cap badge with two original blades and back stamped JR Gaunt London. In excellent condition. Cannot have been many of these made.

K&K Vol 1 no 1054 refers.  read more

Code: 54518

Malacca Volunteer Corps Brass Shoulder Title

In good condition with two original lugs to the reverse. Circa 4.5cm wide and 1.5 cm tall (corrected from 1cm tall post sale). Worn circa 1922 to 1942.

Of Straits Settlements and Malay States interest, now Singapore and Malaysia. Malacca was a Malay enclave.


Renfrew et al Vol 1 No 797refers.  read more

Code: 54517

Devonshire Regiment Brass Helmet Plate Centre ( HPC )

Good condition to front with some minor spotting, and with two our of four lugs remaining to reverse.  read more

Code: 54504