South African Police Badges, two very rare white metal helmet plates 1901 - 1910 for the Pretoria Police and the Johannesburg Police being stylised crowned starred pattern with circular centres each with ER centres, three lugged fasteners to each; South African Police a heavy die-stamped brass KC star pattern helmet plate, the title circle in English and Afrikaans enclosing the arms of the colony, no fasteners applied; South African Railway Police a very scarce KC white metal helmet plate crowned laurels enclosing a two line legend “S.A.R/Police” three looped fasteners; South African Constabulary a solid white metal KC helmet badge and a scarce silver plated KC cap badge this with fretted title circle enclosing a lion, all loop fasteners present; five SAC shoulder titles all with loop fasteners; Cape Police a scarce QVC white metal headdress badge being the crown laurels enclosing script capitals “CP”, a later pattern in silver plate being “CP” in laurel sprays and a blackened metal “CP” shoulder title, all loop fasteners present; Natal Police a scarce QVC collar badge being the crown over script “NP”, a later die-cast silver plated cap badge being crowned laurels enclosing “NP” and four metal shoulder titles, all with loop fasteners; Orange River Colony Police one only white metal shoulder title, two loop fasteners; Cape of Good Hope Convict Police, an excessively rare QVC helmet plate being a fourteen point crowned star pattern plate this with an oval strap “Cape of Good Hope” enclosing two line legend “Convict Police”, two loop fasteners, good overall condition (22) ££400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Buttons from the J.R. Gaunt and Son Pattern Book Archive.

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