WW2 Home Front - Bradford Home Guard Proficiency Badge Enamelled Home Guard Badge

An original wartime issue 'Bradford Home Guard uniform badge', circular silvered brass example with blue enamel centre and an embossed bar over laurel sprays inscribed 'PROFICIENCY BADGE', the reverse impressed with maker's details 'Fattorini Bradford' and two original deliberately flattened loop fittings north and south indicating a style of badge worn on a sleeve. Good condition, no damage to...  read more

Code: 64930

WW2 Birmingham Salutes The Soldier Fund Raising Home Front Celluloid Tin Button Badge

Scarce 'Birmingham Salutes The Soldier', sold to raise funds during Second World War, depicting a Tommy Soldier in helmet. Good condition, complete with original pin fitting, colour reasonably bright but with some extensive foxing. Circa 26mm in diameter.  read more

Code: 54604

WW2 Free Czechoslovak Army badge by English maker H.W. Miller

A scarce original circa 1940 'Free Czech Army badge'; oxidised sliver plated example (mainly worn off to front), Upper part of badge formed by shield with Czechoslovak state emblem (a lion with cross in shield to its side) topped by words "CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY", lower part by French style helmet with leaves behind. depicting an army tin helmet surmounted by a shield bearing the Coat of Arms of Cz...  read more

Code: 66983

Home Guard Old Comrades Association Silver Spoon - 42 (County of London) Battalion

Home Guard OCA silver plated (EPNS marked). Enamel in good condition. Queen's crown therefore post 1953 period.

Part of the South-West Sub-District, London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) Home Guard, which was comprised of the following units:

No.1 Battalion 41st County of London (Ilford), No.2 Battalion 42nd County of London (East Sheen), No.3 Battalion 43rd C...  read more

Code: 53276

WW1 Home Front- Grahame - White (Aviation) & Co, Weybridge, Surrey, Aeroplane Maker's Mufti Lapel Badge

A scarce and attractive WW1 aeroplane workers lapel badge depicting a winged propeller and aero engine on blue enamel title ring. Pin fixing suggesting it was worn by a female. Enamel in very good condition with no damage. Registered number to reverse is 662525 (which denotes 1918 ) Pin is an old replacement, but still functional. Circa 4.2cm wide.

The Grahame-White Aviation ...  read more

Code: 55522

WW2 Rotol War Workers Enamel Lapel Buttonhole Badge - Manufacturer of the Spitfire Propellers

A small enamel badge some damage to the blue enamel either side of the badge but not too bad and an iconic badge nonetheless of the maker of the Spitfire fighter planes' propeller blades. Maker marked Thomas Fattorini Ltd, Regent Street (Birmingham). Circa 22mm across.

The company was formed as Rotol Airscrews in 1937 by Rolls-Royce and Bristol Engines to take over both compan...  read more

Code: 67805

British Fascists District Officer Lapel Pin Brooch Badge (Third Issue Pattern)

An F surrounded by a circlet bearing the motto for King and Country, small cross in rose above. Original pin fitting to the reverse; fully functional. Maker marked Birmingham Medal Co to reverse and stamped "127" and made in one piece with the scroll "District Officer" below. Most of the silver plate finish to front still present. It retains the correct vertical tube joint pin fitting and r...  read more

Code: 67809

WW2 Home Front BBC ( British Broadcasting Corporation ) Radio National Service War Service Badge - maker marked Miller

Scarce wartime BBC white metal lapel badge with blue enamel centre. The reverse of the original horseshoe fitting has the maker's details "H.W. Miller Ltd. Branston St, B'Ham.18". Good condition with some minor service wear to enamel and light scratches but the enamel is intact. Circa 3cms tall.

See final photo for a picture of it being worn (photo not included in sale).
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Code: 67791

NAAFI Original Royal Navy, Army and Air Force Institute Bronze Cap Badge, Kings Crown

A very good original example of a scarce WW2 British Army / Home Front NAAFI bronze cap badge. Impressed with low issue number '8466'. Two original loops (n-s) to the reverse (some squashing to one but still functional). This is genuine and not a modern copy.

Comm ErYa  read more

Code: 67790

WW2 Womens Voluntary Service WV Womens War Worker 'For the Forces' Lapel Badge

Original pin fitting, maker marked. Slight firing flaw /small chip to top right of enamel, otherwise in very good condition.

Comm BoHa (167)  read more

Code: 64596