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Uruguay, Yatay Medal 1865, bronze, good very fine £50-70
£50–£70
Vatican, Mentana Cross 1867, white metal; Portugal, Good Conduct Medal, Luiz I, 2nd type, silver, slip-bar on ribbon; Order of St. James of the Sword, breast badge, silver and enamel, enamel damage, fine; Spain, Franco Period, Order of St. Hermenegildo, breast badge, gilt base metal and enamel; Order of Military Merit, breast badge, gilt base metal and enamel, very fine and better except where stated (5) £80-100
£80–£100
Venezuela, Order of the Bust of Bolivar, Grand Officer’s set of insignia by Gathmann, Caracas, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; breast star, silver, with neck cravat, in case of issue, good very fine (2) £100-140
Hammer Price: £160
Venezuela, Order of the Bust of Bolivar (2), Officer’s and Knight’s breast badges, gilt base metal and enamel; Order of Francisco de Miranda, Knight’s breast badge, gilt base metal and enamel; Gold Cross; Silver Cross; Bronze Cross, all in base metals, all with ribbons and riband bars, extremely fine (6) £40-60
Hammer Price: £70
Vietnam, Republic, Gallantry Cross (3), two with star emblems; Air Gallantry Cross, 2nd Class; Air Force Distinguished Service Order; Special Service Medal; Staff Service Medal, for other ranks; Technical Service Medal, 2nd Class; Training Service Medal, 1st Class; Armed Forces Honour Medal; Leadership Medal; Civic Action Medal (2), 1st and 2nd Class, all with ribbon; Vietnam, Democratic Socialist Republic, Order for Heroes Detirmined for Victory (2), 2nd and 3rd Class, enamelled, very fine...
Hammer Price: £60
Zambia, Distinguished Service Order, bronze and enamel, suspension bent, in case; other Zambian medals (19), including: Military Cross; Military Medal; Defence Force Star; Defence Force Proficiency Medal; Army L.S.& G.C.; Police Meritorious Service; Police L.S.& G.C. (2) (2288 A / Insp. Kapapi J. S.; 1275 D / Const. Sikozi P.), most with ribbon, generally good very fine (20) £100-140
Hammer Price: £750
Isdulas Volunteer Infantry (Denbighshire), an extremely fine and rare officer’s oval silver shoulder belt plate the obverse engraved with the Prince of Wales’s crest over decorated capitals ‘I * V’, all within a plain single line border, the reverse with one hook and two studs and bearing the hall-marks for London 1803 maker’s mark ‘GT’, very fine condition £700-90
Hammer Price: £1,200
Hampshire Local Militia (?), a very fine and rare officer’s silver oval shoulder belt plate the obverse with engraved St Edward’s crown over a shield bearing a Tudor rose, the reverse with one hook and two studs and the hall-marks for London 1808 maker’s mark ‘RT’, very fine condition £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,000
British Military Gorget, a very fine officer’s copper gilt example with the engraved Arms of Great Britain pre 1801 additionally the initials ‘G’ & ‘R’ to the sides of the crown, lacking leather liner the gorget retains some 90% original gilt, slight gilt loss to wearer’s left hand side otherwise excellent condition (1) £300-350
Hammer Price: £580
British Military Gorget, a very fine ‘universal’ pattern c1801-30 in copper gilt central engraving of the crown over ‘GR’ with laurel sprays to the left and right lacking leather liner, this example retains the original ‘nipped in’ shape at the top, slight gilt loss on the ‘high’ areas otherwise excellent condition (1) £250-300
Hammer Price: £350
British Military Gorget, a good copper gilt example of the ‘universal’ pattern c1801-1830 central engraving shows the crown over ‘GR’ with laurel sprays to the left and right, they and the ‘GR’ are slightly larger than usual, lacking leather liner, a slight dent near the crown has exposed part of the inner wire frame, some 30% surface gilt loss (1) £150-200
Hammer Price: £120
2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), the large copper gilt thistle spray with three stout wire fasteners, quoted in Dress regulations as being the frontal ornament for the officers’ bearskins, in practice never worn; Royal Marine Light Infantry, a large brass other ranks Victorianvalise badge being the Royal Crest over a scroll ‘Per Mare Per Terram’ original ‘box’ fittings now replaced with crude iron loops; Royal Malta Militia, a good quality bi-metal helmet plate c1876-1902 being...
Hammer Price: £130
6th & 7th Dragoon Guards, two very scarce other ranks Foreign Service helmet plates c1880-1914 the gilding metal back plates being elongated Garter stars with voided centres, gilding metal ovals bearing the relevant numeral then fit over the reverse fastening loops, a few ray tips buckled but otherwise very good condition (2) £160-220
Hammer Price: £240
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, plaid brooch, a very fine officer’s hallmarked silver example, Edinburgh 1912, retailed by Brook & Son 87 George St Edinburgh, the quoit decorated with the standard designs unit title mottoes etc, stout pin to the reverse and owner’s initials ‘J.F’, excellent condition (1) £300-400
Hammer Price: £270
29th (Worcestershire) Regiment, an extremely rare and desirable officer’s shoulder belt plate c1818-1832 (Parkyn 245 Bennett 707), the silver back plate is Hall marked London 1812 maker’s mark ‘WW’ (probably William Wakefield) and clearly shows where the mount for that pattern has been replaced with that of 1818 (see Bennett 705) which incorporates the four extra battle honours; the superb and ornate mount is of hand raised and chiselled silver gilt, reverse with original fasteners...
Hammer Price: £950
33rd (1st Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment, a very fine example of the last pattern officer’s shoulder belt plate c1840-55 the rectangular gilt back plate with raised burnished edge and matt gilt ground, the silver gilt ornate mount shows the crown over a strap bearing the unit title the dependent ribbons with battle honours ‘Seringapatam & Waterloo’, centrally within laurel sprays the floreated numerals ‘33’, standard hooks and studs to reverse carrying the original leather liner,...
Hammer Price: £330
79th Cameron Highlanders, a fine and scarce solid silver-coloured metal officer’s plaid brooch c1840-81, the quoit of raised thistle sprays enclosing the battle honours ‘Peninsula’ and ‘Waterloo’ and central Sphinx with ‘LXXIX’ on the plinth, original stout pin to the reverse, excellent condition (1) £250-350
Hammer Price: £260
Royal Marine Artillery, a good quality other ranks gilding metal helmet plate grenade c1878-1905 (KK1106) two loop fasteners and official strengthening plate at the rear of the neck; Light Cavalry Foreign Service Helmet Plate, a good gilding metal example usual star with central QVC and Garter Proper crossed lances, two loop fasteners, excellent condition (2) £100-120
59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment, a good brass other ranks glengarry badge (KK 520) two loop fastners N&S (this badge was also worn on the front of the Foreign Service helmet); Cradock Boys High School Cadets a fine white metal glengarry/forage cap badge similar to Owen 2835 but with additional scroll below inscribed ‘Cradock BHS Cadets’’; South African Artillery, a very fine officer’s gilt KC cap badge as per Owen 829; Rhodesian African Rifles a fine quality white metal headdress...
Hammer Price: £80
1st Argyle & Bute Artillery Volunteers, a fine and scarce Piper’s sporran badge in die-cast silver coloured metal a QVC over an oval strap inscribed ‘1st Argyle & Bute RGA (V)’ centrally a boar’s head over a cannon, narrow thistle sprays around the strap, two long loop fasteners (see Litchfield No. 46 The Volunteer Artillery), minute section missing to the lower left hand thistle spray otherwise excellent condition (1) £120-150
Hammer Price: £150
South Devon Regiment of Militia, a fine and very scarce officer’s 1855 pattern waist belt complete the white patent leather belt fitted with two part silver plated clasp, centrally a lion rampant upon ground with unit title in surround, matching bench marks ‘i’, worn until 1881, the belt dirty and with surface crazing otherwise excellent condition (1) £120-150
25th (The King’s Own Borderers) regiment, a very fine and scarce officer’s shoulder belt plate c1845-55 (Parkyn 220) of multi part copper gilt and silver construction with a rich blue enamel backing slip to the City of Edinburgh Motto, complete with two hooks/two studs fasteners to the reverse, the ‘tip and slide’ sections not present, the enamel slip fractured and with small sections missing, the gilt worn on the high points but generally sound under surface grime £700-900
Hammer Price: £900
8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars/5th Royal Irish Lancers, a fine and rare NCO’s silver arm badge hall marked Birmingham 1867 by ‘ES & S’ and further marked on the front ‘ES & S’ and the lion passant, of hollow back construction and retaining all three loop fasteners, the back plate also bears the scratch engraved name ‘Allerton’, some slight service wear to the front but generally in excellent condition £400-500
£400–£500
The Cheshire Regiment, an exceptionally fine officer’s helmet plate 1881-1901 (KK237) standard QVC gilt back plate and overlay with silver title scroll and all silver centre, black velvet backing, together with a fine officer’s bronze first pattern cap badge, blade fasteners, excellent condition (2) £200-250
The Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester’s Own), a very fine and scarce officer’s undress sabretache badge in heavy die-stamped unmarked silver or silver plate, large central Prince of Wales’s crest and motto with oak sprays around the feathers, a tri-part scroll below ‘The Earl of/Chesters/ Yeomanry’, only one of the four bolt fasteners remains, c1840-1901, excellent condition (1) £250-350
Hammer Price: £220
The Hampshire Regiment, an other ranks good quality KC helmet plate 1902-14, the centre missing two loops and the other two fractured, helmet loops replaced with crudely soldered wire; Royal west Kent Regiment, a similar KC other ranks helmet plate all centre loops present but with middle one clipped at the end the helmet loops original but also end clipped, both plate with a modern lacquered finish, good condition facially (2) £50-60
The Highland Light Infantry, a post 1902 silver plated piper’s plaid brooch the quoit mounted with circular thistle spray and battle honours up to South Africa 1899-1902, the raised central mount as for the other ranks KC glengarry badge; The Gordon Highlanders, a modern issue officer’s or pipe-major’s silver plated plaid brooch the quoit mounted with four battle honours and unit title the central mount as for the officers’ glengarry badge, both items with stout pin fasteners, very...
Hammer Price: £110
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), a fine quality officer’s silver-coloured metal pouch belt plate (1881-1901) a Guelphic crown over large thistle sprays enclosing a mullet over a strung and ribboned bugle horn, unit title ‘The Scottish Rifles’ at base, complete with seeded and shaped back plate and all four retaining nuts, excellent condition (1) £150-200
Royal Engineers, a group of cap and collar badges including gilding metal GVIR bi-metal GVIR & EIIR caps, a bronze voided cap Royal Engineer Services and a similar unvoided gilding metal example, a scarce railway engine (242) white metal collar badge to the 2nd Cheshire Engineer Volunteers, five restrike cap badges RE’s VR, EVIIR GVR EVIIIR and two restrike KC and QEC caps to the Royal Monmouth Engineers, good condition (13) £30-40
Boer War Period, a most intersting thick grey felt ‘fore & aft” forage cap the sides turned up and cut with a rise and fall edging, a green and black wool tourie and silk tail ribbons white and purple depending from a panel of the same materials, the purple ribbon now missing, the hat hand sewn throughout and undoubtably ‘home made’, the perforated initials ‘J.S’ are behind the left hand turn up; ornamented overall with a fine display of period badges, caps The Leinsters (loops)...
Hammer Price: £170
A fine quality Royal Engineer’s sweetheart’s brooch, by J. W. Barrett, Birmingham, 18 carat white and yellow gold, hallmarked for Birmingham 2003, enamelled, and embellished with 36 eight-cut diamonds, excellent condition £100-150
Royal Naval Air Service/Royal Flying Corps, an extremely rare other ranks cap tally, of black silk with gold thread legend,’ Royal Flying Corps’, in serif block capitals, full length and still with sewn tuck to the left of ‘Corps’. Accompanied by some handwritten research (stats) and a photograph of the wearer in RAF flying kit c1930, the gold thread dulled otherwise in very fine condition (3) £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,100
Royal Naval Air Service, a very scarce Chief Petty Officer’s padded velvet and coloured thread KC cap badge c1914-20, pinkish threadwork to the crown and the eagle, narrow scarlet cord around the ball, the scarlet cord broken and with small parts missing otherwise good condition for age (1) £100-150
Hammer Price: £90
RAF Chaplain, two scarce Chaplain’s side hat badges in gilt and blackened silver, gilt wings blackened silver cross and gilt laurels and lettering both of three part construction, one ‘British’ made and of finer construction the other possibly ‘Indian’ made (some wear) both with original pin backs; Rifle Volunteers, an other ranks die-stamped white metal pouch belt plate c1860-80 a QVC over laurel sprays with strung bugle horn within, two bolt fasteners to the reverse; Royal Tank...
The West India Regiment, an officer’s post 1881 special pattern copper gilt two part waist belt clasp the large central disc mounted with half wreaths of laurel and palm enclosing an oval Garter Proper and the cypher ‘WIR’ within retailed by Hobsons of Lexington Street, a small rectangular copper gilt officer’s Light Cavalry waist belt clasp the back plate mounted with a QVC over ‘VR’ reversed and interlaced oak sprays to the sides and the Royal Motto at the base (no outer clasp...
British Infantry & Corps Cap Badges, a very good selection c1940-50 most regiments represented and some duplication except the Irish units other items include Herefordshire Regiment Reccy Corps 19th London Surrey Yeomanry all g/m ADC RHA (GVIR) Combined Household Cavalry GVIR Duke of Lancaster’s Yeo Yorkshire Dragoons Royal Gloucester Hussars Polish Forces and KC w/m cap Ashton under Lyne Police, one osd collar 16th Lancers and a brooched pair of Cameron Highlanders QVC collars in gilded...
Hammer Price: £280
The Parachute Regiment, a good quality other ranks WWII bakelite cap badge, grey colour with original blade fasteners; together with a good quality printed sqaure shaped arm badge being a pale blue pagasus on maroon background (removed from uniform), excellent condition (2) £50-70
Chindits, a good quality cloth embroidered arm badge, canvas backed mid blue cloth circle with the chindte and pagoda in orange/yellow picked out with black thread, red eye and tongue, four press stud fasteners; Airborne Forces India, a good quality used printed square arm badge pale blue on faded maroon, pegagsus over ‘INDIA’; Parachute Regiment, a padded half-wing breast badge black cloth ground with varying brown and white embroidery; Royal Engineers GVIR an other dark brown bakelite...
Hammer Price: £85
Special Air Service, a very good quality pair of embroidered wings pale blue background with variable blue, white and purple wings and parachute (16 panels to the wings), a good quality cloth shoulder title pale blue on maroon, a very fine officer’s two part cap badge in silver plate and gilt, a modern pair of wings dark blue cloth background with the usual coloured wings and parachute, excellent condition (4) £150-200
Long Range Desert Group, a very rare desert cotton smock in beige/pink camouflage colours, complete with all brass press stud ‘buttons’ (marked ‘NEWEY PAT.201430-22’) and pale brown herring-bone pattern twill cords and ties, very good condition (1) £200-250
£200–£250
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