The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Gilt Brass Mess Waiter Orderlies Medium Pattern Gilt Brass Button

Circa 16mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Firmin & Sons Ld, London. Open backed, slightly domed as per other examples of mess waiter buttons. Gilt better than appears in the photos. In good condition. See the larger pattern for sale listed above.

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Code: 69072

Royal Munster Fusilier Officer's Buttons

A pair of buttons, both with blank reverses, fixed shanks, one large and the other medium pattern. Detail of the tiger stripes still good on both so only minor service wear, but some dulling to gilt. In good condition. As worn from 1881 - 1922.

Ripley No 296 refers.

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Code: 69070

Royal Welch Fusiliers (RWF) Black Tails (Queue Ribbons) Cloth Flash Regimental Distinction

Five black silk ribbon tails sewn together in a fan. front clean, reverse with glue marks and traces of mildew, but does not have an ordure. A large item at circa 19cms tall and 15.5cms wide. Some service wear.

Worn at the back of the collar, originally this had been a bow of broad ribbon worn with the greased pigtail to protect the uniform jacket, known as 'Queue Ribbons'...  read more

Code: 69464

Royal Sussex Regiment

Pair of Volunteer Battalion Officer's silver plated buttons.

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Code: 69466

WW2 Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC) Printed Cloth Red ON Blue Shoulder Title

Removed from uniform with signs of service wear. Some paper stuck to reverse otherwise in good overall condition.

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Code: 69633

Against All Odds - Raymond Foxall - True account of a two man invasion of occupied Northern France - from the Army Dental Corps!!!

Paperback (1982) In very good second hand condition. A true and extraordinary account of a two man invasion of France in 1942! A rare and highly entertaining account. Will post overseas as this is a small light book.

Two soldiers of the Army Dental Corps, frustrated at continued refusals to their requests to be posted to frontline units, mount their own daring raid on occupi...  read more

Code: 69562

WW1 Vintage Trinity House Pilots Large Pattern Gilt Button

Circa 23.5mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked C&J Weldon 130 Cheapside London to reverse. Gilt bright and button in very good condition.

Trinity House pilots were skilled mariners and provided a vital service to ships bound for British ports. The pilotage service usually operated from pilot cutters when transferring to and from vessels. A Trinity House pilot's licence w...  read more

Code: 62366

Indian Army - Assam Rifles Blackened Brass Cap Badge

A cast and blackened brass metal cap badge with two original loops. In very good condition. This pattern worn from 1992 - 2001 (See final photo for confirmation of this). Of Gurkha interest.

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Code: 69322

British Indian Army - 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry Gold Bullion Embroidered Cloth Panel

Most probably intended for use as the bullion ornament for embellishing a review order officer's dress pouch. Similar in design to that depicted in Ashok Nath's "Sowars and Sepoys in the Great War 1914-1918 for the Governor General's Body Guard (Fig 2). Scarlet background is correct facings colour for this Regiment. Battle honours exclude WW1 honours. EDVII cypher to centre. A rare pre WW1...  read more

Code: 69227

Indian Army (Auxiliary Force (AFI)) Chota Nagpur Regiment Cast Collar Badge

Brass cast example of the collar badge, but lighted plated to front. Within a crowned horseshoe scroll inscribed with the unit abbreviation of “C.N. Regt.”; a Cobra with its body encircling the ends of the scroll. With two original loops to the reverse. Circa 31mm tall. Worn circa 1917 - 1947. This is a collar badge.

The Chota Nagpore Division was part of Bengal during British ru...  read more

Code: 69473