The Michael J. Wintjens Collection of Military Badges

2 April 2003

Lot No 786

1st The Royal Dragoons, 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, a fine and rare bi/metal QVC cap a similar KC cap (slider) a bi/metal Eagle cap & a pair bi/metal Eagle collar badges, one embroidered Eagle arm badge(?) s/titles 1RD & two ROYALS; Greys, two o/r bi/metal caps (sliders) a fine late issue...

2 April 2003

Lot No 787

3rd Dragoon Guards 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards 4th RI Dragoon Guards 4th/7th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, very fine and rare officer’s cap silver/gilt 3rd DG small narrow pattern and similar osd, o/r bi/m 3 loops and similar 1916 Economy, o/r cap 3rd Carabs and a pair anodised collars; o/r cap 4th slider, 4th/7th officer’...

2 April 2003

Lot No 788

4th Queen’s Own Hussars a fine and rare QVC bi/metal cap, one only bi/metal KC collar no scroll, a later KC cap and pair KC collars (scrolls) a QEC bi/metal cap and pair of collars, an officers QEC cap gilt/silver plate, a brass s/title 4H; 5th Royal Irish Lancers a good bi/metal cap badge (slider) a rare QVC pair o...

2 April 2003

Lot No 789

5th Dragoon Guards 6th Dragoon Guards 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards a good group of cap collar badges & s/titles including a QVC cap & collars to the 6th, a similar set KC, KC cap & collars 5th, 1916 Economy 6th, s/titles 6DG 5DG Carabiniers; KC and QEC caps to the VDG; repro cap QVC 5th DG, very good condit...

2 April 2003

Lot No 790

7th Queen’s Own Hussars, Queen’s Own Hussars a good ‘QVC’ cap and collars, similar KC cap (slider) & collars, all brass KC cap, anodised QEC cap, pair officer’s collars Queens Own Hussars silverplate/gilt/enamel and o/r anodised; s/title 7H, good condition £70-80

2 April 2003

Lot No 791

7th Dragoon Guards 3rd The King’s Own Hussars a fine o/r Victorian period w/m cap and collars, a g/m o/r cap; 3rd large bi/m cap (slider) & a pair of w/m large horse collars, a fine officer’s smaller size gilt/silver plated cap and o/r bi/metal cap, QO Hussars, a fine officer’s gilt/silver plated cap; s/titles3H 3K...

2 April 2003

Lot No 792

8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars an extremely fine officer’s cap badge in gilt and silver plate KC riveted and a similar example QEC, lugs reduced on the QEC (2) £100-120

2 April 2003

Lot No 793

8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars, Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars a fine QVC 8th cap, similar KC cap & 2 pairs collars; officer’s cap Queen’s Royal Irish 2 anodised caps & pair collars; s/titles 8H VIII HQRIH(2); repro cap QEC 8th Hussars, good condition (16) £70-90

2 April 2003

Lot No 794

9th Queen’s Royal Lancers very fine QVC cap, KC cap & collars QEC metal cap, a pair of KC brass collars, s/titles 9L IXL and large IXL, excellent condition (10) £60-70

2 April 2003

Lot No 795

10th & 11th Hussars, The Royal Hussars a card of caps collars and shoulder titles mostly post WWII but including a good early o/r cap 10th Hussars (3lugs) and matching bi/metal collars, a good officers cap in gilt/silver plate 10th Hussars and similar for The Royal Hussars, good overall condition (33) £70-100

2 April 2003

Lot No 796

12th Royal Lancers a very rare anodised cap badge c1957-1958, the slider stamped HW TIMINGS LTD/B’HAM, mint state £80-100

2 April 2003

Lot No 797

12th Royal Lancers 9th/12th Lancers, very fine o/r ‘QVC’ period cap, 2 KC caps and 1 pair collars, QEC o/r cap (copy?), fine officer’s QEC 9th/12th cap, o/r anodised cap, s/titles12L XIIL (2) IX/XIIL, very good condition (12) £60-70

2 April 2003

Lot No 798

14th Hussars 14th/20 Hussars a good quality first pattern oval bi/metal cap badge (slider), a g/m Eagle cap badge (slider), six various last pattern blackened/anodised caps & collars; s/titles 14H two 14/20H one XIV/XXKH; 13th Hussars, a fine QVC bi/metal cap & collar badges, a similar KC cap (slider) & collar badge...

2 April 2003

Lot No 799

15th Hussars 15th/19th Hussars cap & collars QVC 15th, similar to 15th/19th KC, QEC officers cap 15th/19th, two anodised QEC caps 15th/19th, one only off collar KC 15th/19th, s/titles XVKH and four variable 15/19H, a repro cap KC 15th Hussars, very good condition (16) £100-120

2 April 2003

Lot No 800

16th Queen’s Lancers 16th/5th Queen’s Lancers a fine o/r QVC cap , a pair of KC collars, a pair of smaller all brass KC collars, a fine officer’s beret/collar badge KC and a QEC officer’s beret badge, 2 variable anodised QEC cap badges, a pair of officer’s silver plated last pattern QEC collars a similar pair w/m pa...

2 April 2003

Lot No 801

18th & 19th Hussars QVC cap and collars 18th, cap & collars w/m KC last pattern 18th, single scroll Elephant cap 19th, s/titles 18H 19H XIXRH & large XIXH, excellent condition (11) £130-150

2 April 2003

Lot No 802

20th Hussars a fine and scarce QVC cap & collars, similar cap (slider) & collars KC, two s/titles 20H (1 brooched), good condition (8) £100-120

2 April 2003

Lot No 803

21st Lancers a fine QVC 2nd pattern cap upright lances, a rare pair of 1st pattern collar badges, a pair of 3rd pattern (QVC) collars, an extremely fine KC officers cap gilt with half silver pennons c1904/14 (2 lugs missing), one only KC collar, s/titles 21L, large sheet 21L XXIL, one large KC o/r button very good c...

2 April 2003

Lot No 804

Her Majesty’s Reserve Regiments a very fine cap Dragoons and 1 collar, a pair of Hussar collars, 1 Dragoon Guards collar, 1 cap/collar Lancers; 26th Hussars late issue cap, 27L s/title and repro cap 25th Dragoons, together with four miscellaneous items, good condition (13) £100-120

2 April 2003

Lot No 805

Household Cavalry, GVR caps RHG blades, Life Guards slider, 2nd Life Guards blades & slider; Household Battalion; GVIR RHG loops, Life Guards blades both bronze, six variable QEC three bronze three g/m; s/titles very small LG & RHG anodised BLUES & ROYALS; 1st King’s Dragoon Guards, a fine first pattern o/r cap (sli...

2 April 2003

Lot No 806

Ayrshire Imperial Yeomanry a good other ranks cap in gilding metal, Ayrshire Yeomanry a good scarce brass cap (1416) and gilding metal cap (2297), a fine pair of officers collars gilt/silver plate, one only brass collar, two unit buttons (KC within scalloped edge); Bedfordshire Yeomanry a late issue officers gilt/si...

2 April 2003

Lot No 807

Berkshire Imperial Yeomanry a good quality gilding metal cap (three lugs), a similar one in white metal (top one of three lugs missing); Berkshire Yeomanry a good solid brass cap by Lambournes and a similar die-stamped gilding metal type, a late issue officers in silver plate, a pair of white metal star/crescent col...

2 April 2003

Lot No 808

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry osd cap and collar set KC, w/m KC cap;North Devon Hussars a bronze cap and similar gilding metal (1456);Royal Devon Yeomanry Artillery KC bronze cap (2302) and g/m QEC (2303); Herts Yeomanry a late issue officers silver plated cap (2324); a pair of silver plated Welsh Dragon collar badges; f...

2 April 2003

Lot No 809

City of London Volunteers a good quality officer’s bronze cap badge with Gaunt tablet (KK1645; City of London Cyclists a good gilding metal o/r cap badge (slider); Royal Fusiliers a scarce QVC bi/metal side hat(?) badge; six other Fusilier unit items (9) £80-100

2 April 2003

Lot No 810

City of London Yeomanry, a good quality o/r slouch hat badge City of London Imperial Yeomanry, a similar type without Imperial, the smaller KC bi/metal issue (slider), the corresponding officers in gilt and silver plate, a QEC anodised issue;County of London Yeomanry 3rd Regiment KC in all brass, a similar type osd...

2 April 2003

Lot No 811

Denbighshire Hussars, a very rare officer’s service dress bronzed cap badge (blades), an interesting solid g/m brooch being the Prince of Wales’s crest and motto with a tripart scroll in near full surround Denbighshire 1915 Hussars; Flint & Denbigh Yeo. a good quality anodised cap by JR Gaunt London with matching c...

2 April 2003

Lot No 812

Derbyshire Yeomanry a very fine officers KC silver plated/gilt cap badge (size1443) and the other ranks KC white metal (1443), Leicestershire & Derbyshire Yeomanry QEC bi/metal and anodised; Cheshire Yeomanry a good other ranks 1916 Economy issue, a later officer’s silver plate/gilt and an other ranks anodised (al...

2 April 2003

Lot No 813

Dorset Yeomanry a good bronze other ranks cap 1908-1920 and similar in gilding metal, a good white metal KC issue 1920-1953, a good white metal QEC issue and the officers silver plated pattern, a copy QDY item; Royal Gloucester Hussars a gilding metal cap badge and one only collar, a copy IY cap; Hampshire Carabinie...

2 April 2003

Lot No 814

Glamorganshire Imperial Yeomanry, a fine and rare officers large size bronze cap badge (blades) being the Welsh Dragon similar to that of the 1st Monmouths but slightly larger and on variably shaped ground, excellent condition £50-70

2 April 2003

Lot No 815

Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry a very fine and scarce osd cap (blades) (1323); Lanarkshire Yeomanry a brass cap badge (broken right leg) (1430), a post 1953 gilding metal cap and similar officers smaller with blackened, gilt finish; one Georgian officers silver plated button crown with RLY around, good condition apar...

2 April 2003

Lot No 816

Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry a good other ranks white metal cap (1357); Lincolnshire Yeomanry a good other ranks bronze cap and similar in gilding metal (1483); Northumberland Hussars a good post 1909 group osd KC cap gilding metal cap and one collar white metal cap, QEC white metal officers silver plate and anodi...

2 April 2003

Lot No 817

Lovat Scouts small brass caps IY and Y, a large brass cap Y, one IY button, and the last two white metal caps; 15th London Regiment a blackened Prince of Wales’s crest cap; Welsh Horse a good shoulder title; Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry small selection of late KC and QEC items, sundry repro items, good condition (21)...

2 April 2003

Lot No 818

Loyal Suffolk Hussars a late issue bi/metal cap, an officers beret size in gilt and other ranks white metal (both 2327); Suffolk & Norfolk Yeomanry a good quality officers gilt and silver plated cap and similar anodised; Oxfordshire Hussars a good quality white metal cap ‘wide’ QVC type, a similar KC cap; an officer...

2 April 2003

Lot No 819

Middlesex Yeomanry a good white metal Imperial Yeomanry cap (1450), a brass GVR (1451), a white metal GVIR (2334),a bi/metal EIIR (2335); South Notts Hussars an anodised cap and one white metal collar, two repro caps, good condition (9) £40-50

2 April 2003

Lot No 820

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Cavalry a ‘pair ‘ of facing bronze collar badges (one die-cast the other die-stamped), a large silver plated tunic button; Montgomeryshire Yeomanry a good white metal cap badge;two repro caps MIY, an odd broken dragon collar, good condition (7) £90-100

2 April 2003

Lot No 821

Norfolk Yeomanry good gilding metal caps GVR GVIR EIIR, adc epaulette badge EVIIIR, copy EVIIR cap and odd GVR item; Lancashire Hussars Imperial Yeomanry a good brass cap; Lancashire Hussars a good brass cap; Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry good brass caps (1321) (1428) a good scarce bi/metal cap (2310) and a simi...

2 April 2003

Lot No 822

Northamptonshire Yeomanry an extremely fine and scarce officers cap gilt/silver plate (as for 1378 but without Imperial) one officers silver plated collar, one good white metal cap (2344) two repro items, good condition (5) £160-180

2 April 2003

Lot No 823

Pembroke Yeomanry a good osd cap with matching collars, a good bi/metal cap with matching white metal collars, a good late issue officers silver plate/gilt cap, two odd osd collars, one osd Pembroke Imperial Yeomanry button,two repro caps, good condition (12) £120-150

2 April 2003

Lot No 824

Rough Riders Sharpshooters Westminster Dragoons etc a card of thirty four items ranging from the Imperial period to present day, including a KC ‘SS’ Imperial Yeomanry cap a crossed carbines KC & Sharpshooters brass cap, two very rare metal s/titles Rough/IY/Riders & IY/Westminster Dragoons also 2/WD, six various col...

2 April 2003

Lot No 825

Scottish Horse a good brass cap (1501) a good white metal KC cap (1502) a brass cap/collar (1386), a very fine officers silver plated cap (blades) (1388) a good solid gilding metal cap (smaller than 1387) two repro caps, good condition (7) £80-100