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The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry), a very fine officer’s helmet plate c1902-1914, the adapted KC gilt back plate with overlays in gilt silver and enamel (KK266) central silver bugle horn with gilt KLI within the strings on a ground of dark green enamel, silver title scroll ‘King’s Shropshire Lt. Infty’, little gilt remains otherwise good £160-180
Hammer Price: £160
The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry), regular battalions two other ranks helmet plates 1881-1901 & 1902-1914 together with the other ranks two part glengarry badge 1881-c1897 being the helmet plate centre with separate crown and correct shaped backing plate, excellent condition with all loops intact (3) £100-120
Hammer Price: £130
Shropshire Militia, a fine and rare officer’s 1855 pattern silver plated waist belt clasp 1855-81 title circle encloses a decorated shield displaying the three loggerheads, matching bench marks ‘3’, very slight wear to the plating £100-120
Hammer Price: £120
1st Herefordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, a good quality other ranks white metal helmet plate 1878-1901 crowned eight pointed star with unit title enclosing the county arms and crest; Herefordshire Militia, a very rare other ranks white metal glengarry badge c1874-1881 a crowned circular strap inscribed ‘Herefordshire Militia’ enclosing the county arms and crest, excellent condition (2) £140-160
Hammer Price: £200
85th (The King’s Light Infantry) Regiment, an extremely scarce other ranks two part brass waist belt clasp 1855-1881 centrally ‘85’ on a lined ground with ‘The King’s Light Infantry’ in surround; together with a good other ranks brass glengarry badge (KK556) original brass loops E&W, excellent condition (2) £100-120
Hammer Price: £210
The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry), a very fine quality officer’s waist belt clasp c1883-1902 of standard 1855 pattern central silver bugle horn with gilt KLI within the strings, title reads ‘Shropshire Light Infantry’ matching bench marks ‘8’, excellent condition £80-120
85th (The King’s Light Infantry) Regiment, an officer’s shoulder belt plate c1840-1855 (Parkyn 414) rectangular gilt back plate with silver overlays a crowned oval strap inscribed ‘Aucto Splendore Resurgo’ and enclosing a strung and ribboned bugle horn with ‘85’ between the strings above the bugle horn a scroll ‘the King’s Light Infty’ wreaths of palm and laurel in close surround the honour ‘Nive’ across the base of the wreaths, a tri-part scroll at base ‘Fuentes...
£150–£200
53rd (Shropshire) Regiment, an other ranks brass last pattern shako plate 1869-78, other ranks brass glengarry badges (KK511 &512) together with a composite regilded officer’s helmet plate 1878-188, numerals of incorrect pattern and lacking the short title scroll ‘Shropshire’, first three items in excellent condition (4) £120-150
1st Shropshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, a good quality other ranks white metal star pattern helmet plate c1878-1883 county shield in the centre with unit title in surround; a very fine officer’s cast silver plate pouch badge a crowned county shield with title scroll below ‘1st Batn Shropshire Rifle Volunteers, three screw fasteners; 1st Volunteer Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry a good quality other ranks white metal glengarry badge c1883-1897 crowned circle ‘Shropshire 1st Volr...
Hammer Price: £190
2nd Shropshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, a good other ranks blackened brass cross pattern helmet plate c1880-1883 central bugle horn with unit title in surround; 2nd Admin Battalion Shropshire Rifle Volunteers a similar blackened brass cross pattern other ranks glengarry badge central bugle horn with ‘2nd A.B. Shropshire R.V.’ in surround c1874-1880, very good condition (2) £160-200
Shropshire Rifle Volunteers, a fine and rare officer’s blackened silver plate glengarry/shako badge c164-1880 a strung and ribboned bugle horn with ‘48’ (the county precedence number) between the strings and on a solid lined background a scroll at the base ‘Shropshire’; the corresponding other ranks type being all white metal with ‘48’ between the strings only; the officers’ pouch ornament being a silver plated version of the preceding item but having three screw post...
Hammer Price: £230
The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry), a fine and scarce officer’s forage cap c1881-1897 a beaded silver star with circular gilt overlay bearing ‘Shropshire’ and laurel sprays centrally on a raised ground of green velvet a silver strung bugle with ‘KLI’ (originally gilt) between the strings pin fastener; another later example of similar format but with the central emblems on a raised ground of dark green enamel, some gilt loss and the velvet faded on the first item, the second...
1st Herefordshire Volunteer Rifle Corps, a very scarce officer’s service dress die-cast bronze cap badge c1902-08 being the full achievement of arms of the City of Hereford with a bottom scroll ‘Herefordshire’ blade fasteners together with one only collar badge or side hat badge, this smaller and without the bottom scroll, in bronzed cast silver plate; The Herefordshire Regiment, a fine and scarce officer’s bronze service dress cap badge, lion with sword upon a scroll...
Herefordshire Regiment, a fine and scarce officer’s die-cast bronze (first pattern?) service dress cap badge being the lion with sword but without the bottom scroll, (the lion slightly smaller) lug fasteners, together with a fine matching pair of collar badges these with bottom scrolls ‘Herefordshire’; an other ranks bi-metal cap badge with matching pair of bi-metal collars; Herefordshire Light Infantry, two other ranks white metal cap badges and the successor anodised version...
Hammer Price: £70
Shropshire Cadets, two very scarce brass s/titles 8/C/KSLI and 3/C/KSLI both totally original; Shrewsbury School OTC a bronzed gilding metal cap badge (KK2682) and one brass s/title ‘Shrewsbury/OTC/School’; Wellington College (Shropshire) OTC, one cap badge being a rampant lion in gilding metal (KK2706) in 1921 the school was renamed Wrekin College an officer’s very scarce cap badge in die-stamped bronze (blades)(KK2719) accompanying collar badges are a pair of officer’s service...
Shropshire VTC, a good die-stamped bronze cap badge (KK1676); KSLI 2nd Battalion, an intersting solid ‘Indian’ silver headdress badge featuring a KC over a strung and ribboned bugle horn with ‘85’ on a bar within the strings, two wire loop fasteners, possibly a paggri or mess servants badge; an ‘Indian’ made cast brass cap badge, three loop fasteners; KSLI an officer’s dark green side hat supplied by W Cater & Co., the two frontal buttons are gilt with KC mounts, the cap badge...
Hammer Price: £110
The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, a fine selection of regimental insignia c1896 to present day, headdress badges include a good officer’s early pattern side hat badge silver star with green enamel centre bugle horn KLI and ‘Shropshire’ on circle pin back, a quality officer’s silver/gilt cap badge (671) marked ‘S’ by JR Gaunt London, a similar unmarked example a small beret size in silver plate/gilt, other ranks commence with what is probably the first pattern cap badge in...
Indian Army Hat & Collar Badges Shoulder Titles Buttons, an interesting collection mounted on two cards mainly featuring units of the 1903-1947 era, headress badges include Jodhpur Lancers 7th Light Cavalry 8th Punjab Regt Khyber Rifles 9th Jats etc plus an interesting QVC cast gilding metal item to the 106th Bombay Light Infantry, many ‘cast’ items, generally good condition (60+) £50-70
Hammer Price: £360
City of Liverpool Volunteer Guard, twovery scarce circular lapel badges in gilded base metal white and blue enamels, circular title enclosing an eight pointed star bearing the Liver Bird (Fattorini), Liverpool Pals, a scarce shield shaped sweetheart’s pin back brooch in gilded base metal and four enamels featuring the crest of Earl Derby with title below ‘Liverpool City Battalion’ a similar shaped brooch to the 22 Cheshire Regiment, a WWI period photograph of a young officer of the...
Hammer Price: £170
Civilian Personnel Attched to D Day Landings, a very scarce padded cloth cap badge worn by specialist attached civilians as part of their ‘uniform’, necessary to prevent execution as spies if captured, of circular format in mid-green woollen cloth embroidered around the edge in beige coloured cotton thread with a continuous linked chain design, original black linen backing, removed from the headdress, very good condition £60-80
Hammer Price: £50
Cap & collar Badges Shoulder Titles Buttons, a selection of good quality items including a pair of brass s/titles T/RFA/Cheshire, caps Cmeron Highlanders of Canada (2) Black Watch KC scrolls, N Staffs, Territorial Artillery (2), Mil Police GVR, Cameron Highlanders, SWB, Cheshire 1st bi/metal, DCLI, Hants, DCLI, REME (1st), ASC (osd), Suffolks (all brass) & osd lugs, R Marines, R Sussex & 5th London (both brooched, R Signals (2nd with plate); officer’s full dress collar Lincs Regt (v/r),...
Hammer Price: £220
The Caterpillar Club, the well known brooch badge in gold stamped on reverse ‘BM Co 10K’, the eyes of red enamel, original pin back, excellent condition £200-250
Hammer Price: £180
Devonshire Regiment, a good selection of items including an other ranks KC two part helmet plate, an officer’s glengarry badge 1881-1897(little gilt remains), KC officer’s gilt silver plated cap badge, two similar QEC types, an osd KC example (one blade missing) and a ‘flat’ embroidered KC type, other ranks cap badges bi-metal QVC (now fitted with slider) KC (2) and a WWII bakelite issue, a helmet plate centre style paggri badge, collar badges one only first pattern o/r in g/m,...
Hammer Price: £290
Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery, a very scarce pair of brass shoulder titles T/RHA/WARWICKSHIRE now mounted on black cloth shoulder straps; Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) an officer’s cast silver plated two part pouch belt plate 1881-1901; Grenadier Guards three other ranks large size pewter buttons VR (1837-55); Coldstream Guards an officer’s side hat badge in silver and enamels pin back and scratch engraved ‘Maxwell’, some wear to the latter item otherwise good overall condition...
Infantry & Corps Cap Badges, a good selection c1902-1957 including Leics, Royal Scots (bi-metal and all brass) Seaforths A&S Highlanders Cameronians Border Devons Dorsetshire R Warwicks Northumberland Fusiliers Middx Manchesters (first pattern) SLI Camerons Royal Fusiliers Beds & Herts Glosters Scots Coldstream Irish & Welch Guards Worcs (2nd) DLI Northants RA (off gilt KC large) ATS Mil Police GVIR RAOC RASC REs RA (TF) plus sundry collar badges s/titles and buttons, some duplication,...
25th Dragoons, two genuine original other ranks cap badges as made in India 1943 brass on white metal in riveted sections one with slider and the other with lugs; Yeomanry cap badges to North Devon Hussars (NDH) replaced slider R Bucks Hussars KC bronze other ranks Somerset Veteran Reserve large bi-metal with pin back, Admiralty Messengers WWI KC badge pin back Machine Gun Corps o/r g/m cap, Naval Personnel serving with military forces white metal slider cap badge KC over the fouled anchor,...
The Lincolnshire Regiment, an officer’s star pattern forage cap badge (1181-1957)in silver with gilt overlay and silver Sphinx in the centre, original blue velvet replaced with black cloth (some wear); Grenadier Guards a good Warrant Officer’s gilt & silver cap badge (GR) a g/m Sergeant’s (GR) and two o/r examples, one cloth shoulder title white on red; Guards Machine Gun Regiment a good white metal star pattern cap badge; other ranks cap badges to the Coldstream Scots Irish & Welch...
Hammer Price: £140
Cloth Arm/Shoulder Insignia, a good selection of WWII and after printed and embroidered div signs including the Chindits, 19 Indian Div, 12 Indian Kolar Gold Fld Bn HQ Hong Kong 14 Div 5 Div 4th Gds Div etc (some duplication), a scarce printed KC arm patch Australian Women’s Land Army, two pairs officers’ slip on linen epaulettes to the Devonshire Regiment, a pair narrow slip-on s/titles woven ‘GT.BRITAIN’ white on black mounted on beige, four embroidered Devon s/titles white on red...
Madras & South Mahratta Railway Rifles, a fine and scarce KC white metal cap badge with matching white metal collar badges, seven large and five small w/m tunic buttons; Madras & South Mahratta Rifles a good quality KC g/m cap badge; Madras Volunteer Guards, a KC cast gilt pouch badge (crown over script MVG); Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway Regiment, a very scarce cast brass KC hat badge central design shows train palm tree bridge etc unit title in surround all upon crossed rifles and...
Hammer Price: £370
Shanghai Scottish, a very rare glengarry badge in die-stamped frosted silver plate central thistle spray upon the cross of St Andrew with title circle in surround two loop fasteners, excellent condition £120-150
Hammer Price: £150
Bombay Light Horse, a very fine and scarce officer’s silver plated die-stamped KC cap badge crowned star with the city arms in the centre and motto ‘Urbs Prima Indis’ in surround unit title on scroll at base, a similar badge in white metal KV but with bottom scroll Bombay Light Patrol, a brass s/title OTS/ MHOW a KC ‘GRI’ cap badge in brass, two KC white metal buttons Bombay Volunteer Rifles, two similar KC examples to the Assam Valley Light Horse, and two w/m s/titles SVLH (Surma...
Hammer Price: £490
Singapore Volunteer Corps, a die-stamped blackened brass KC cap badge (lugs) and one collar badge KC over SVC, a bi-metal KC cap badge lion & palm tree centre and an other ranks white metal waist belt clasp simply central Royal (QVC) crest with Dieu Et Mon Droit in surround; Penang Volunteers a rare KC g/m large size headdress badge and a smaller KC bi-metal cap badge a pair of KC collar badges and a pair of PV s/titles, very good overall condition (10) £100-120
Hammer Price: £310
1st Chinese Regiment, a very scarce pair of brass collar badges; Malayan Volunteer Infantry, a scarce thick sheet brass hat badge being an Eastern crown over a circular title strap with a shield of arms within and a brass s/title ‘MVI’; Kolar Gold Field Battalion a good quality gilt brass hat badge an imperial crown over circular title circle all upon crossed hammer and pickaxe original pin back, two fine silver plated badges to the ‘Watch Establishment’ KGF laurels with title strap...
Hammer Price: £340
Kong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, a good heavy quality die-cast gilt brass KC cap badge by Firmin London (slider) and a similar unmarked KC beret badge; Burma Police a white metal die-stamped cap badge (loops) KC centre and title scroll at base; Hong Kong Police, a white metal die-stamped KC cap badge and three QEC cap badges in chrome and enamel; Jawatan Perkhidnatan National Service Home Guard a g/m cap badge state flag in centre (pin back); Chinese Maritime Customs a fine quality heavy...
Malay States Volunteer Rifles, three white metal KC cap badges a pair of bi-metal collar badges one brass s/title and two KC buttons; Federated Malay States Volunteer Force one white metal cap badge a pair of bi-metal collar badges and one brass s/title; Federated Malay (States) VRC one cast gilt brass cap badge similar to the Reconnaissance Corps but with title scroll inscribed FMVRC; Penang & Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps one KC collar badge and one button; Malacca Volunteer Corps a...
Malay Regiment, a fine quality set comprising large and small size headdress badges (small type without lugs) a pair of collar badges a pair of s/titles (native script) and two buttons; Kong Kong Volunteer Defence Force a set comprising large KC cap badge and one KC collar badge, a small QEC cap badge; Hong Kong Regiment a rare officer’s headdress badge (?) being a crescent shaped piece of white metal bearing brass letters HKR (stated to be 1892-1902); Hong Kong Military Service Corps a...
Singapore Volunteer Corps, a good die-stamped g/m cap badge and one small button; Sylhet Mounted Rifles, a very fine die-stamped silver plated helmet badge or pouch belt plate a large strung bugle horn over script capitals ‘SMR’ c1870 (two of the four narrow fixing wires missing);Great Indian Railway Rifle Volunteer Corps one only QVC silver plate officer’s collar badge; Calcutta Light Horse a brass s/title CLH and one small silver plated KC button; Southern provonces Mtd Rifles one...
Hammer Price: £700
Kedah Volunteer Force, a very scarce bi-metal cap badge (slider missing crudely soldered lugs) a pair of bi-metal collar badges a pair of brass s/titles (KVF) and two buttons; Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, a white metal cap badge a pair of brass s/titles and two g/m buttons; Artillery a rare g/m KC cap badge laurels replace Ubique and bottom scroll reads Light FMSVF Artillery; Federation Armoured Car Regiment a rare cap badge in plated and gilded sheet metal a mailed fist over...
Hammer Price: £390
North West Frontier Scouts, a good selection of cast brass and white metal headdress badges and s/titles, comprising Bajaur Scouts and s/title Bajaur Levies, Zhob Militia headdress badge, Chagai Militia headdress badge, Dir Scouts headdress badge and s/title Dir Levies, Thall Scouts headdress badge, Chitral Scouts headdress badge and s/title Chitral, Kurram Militia headdress badge, Malakand Levies headdress badge and a pair of s/titles, South Waziri Scouts a KC headdress badge and s/title...
Reproduction & Broken Badges, a large assortment of items plus buttons rank stars and associated militaria, sold as viewed and not subject to return (a parcel) £50-70
Hammer Price: £80
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