Indian Army - WW1 Era General Officers Army Staff Pair of Gilt Brass Shoulder Titles - UK Made

Worn 1902 - 1935, with original lugs to reverse, UK made. A close good match but with slightly different size lugs but otherwise a fine pair with only minor wear to gilt.

Comm JoPa (89)  read more

Code: 59995

Indian Army - General Officer's Staff OSD Bronze Cap Badge - UK Made

Worn 1911 - 1935, a large die cast bronze OSD cap badge with two original blades to reverse, UK made. Circa 5cms tall. In very good condition. Scarce.

Comm BoHa (318)  read more

Code: 66517

WW2 Indian Army - 1st Coorg Battalion - Wartime Raised Unit

A large well made theatre made cast brass example with two original loops. In very good condition.

Raised in 1942 from Southern India, the Coorgs were recruited to form a garrison battalion as the newly raised 1st Coorg Battalion. Like the 71st Coorg Rifles before it, the new battalion had a badge incorporating crossed Coorg knives (PEECHAEKATHI). In 1946 it was converted to t...  read more

Code: 69011

Indian Army - 16th Punjab Regiment Large White Metal Helmet Plate Pagri Badge

A large white metal finely cast theatre-made badge in the form of a crowned Maltese cross, behind which is a Muslim crescent, bearing a Sikh quoit with ‘16’ to centre. “PUNJAB REGT” below, with two small original copper loops to the reverse (north-south). Circa 53mm tall. This is the same pattern and size as worn by officer's on the pagri from 1922 onwards but this is theatre cast in white meta...  read more

Code: 68125

British Indian Army - Reserve Battalion Burma Military Police (BMP) Officer's Silver Cap Badge, pre 1937

A cast unmarked silver example with two original loops to the reverse. A seated crowned Chinthe facing left on a torse above the scroll 'Civis Sed Miles' (A citizen but a soldier) with a further scroll below that with the words "RESERVE Bn. B.M.P." Some loss of detail from service wear but scarce. In 1937 the Reserve Battalion was transferred to the Burma Frontier Force. Circa 4.2cms tall. ...  read more

Code: 68178

Assam Valley Light Horse (AVLH) Officer's Forage / Side Cap Silver Plated Cap Badge

A neatly cast silver plated example, in the form of a crowned 'AVLH' monogram in script with two original long copper loops for wear in the officer's side cap. King's crown, pre 1947. Circa 2.4cms tall and 2.7cms wide. Scarce.

The Assam Valley Light Horse was formed as a volunteer corps and auxiliary regiment based in Assam. The majority of those in the regiment were tea plante...  read more

Code: 68640

British Indian & Indian Army - Sikh Light Infantry Cap Badge

A cast white metal silver plated example with two original copper loops to the reverse. In good worn condition. Circa 4cms tall. Formed in 1941 and this badge also worn post Independence.

The regiment's cap badge is a chakram or quoit, with a mounted kirpan (type of knife). The insignia was designed to honour the Khalsa community's Akali Nihang ancestry.

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Code: 68709

Indian Army -5th King Edward VII's Probyn's Horse Other Ranks White Metal Cap Badge

A finely cast white metal badge (silver plated) with two original loops. Prince of Wales's feathers at intersection of crossed lances, scrolls below with motto, 'Ich Dien', and the unit title, 'Probyn's Horse'. Worn circa 1921 - 1947.

This unit was raised in Lahore during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) by Captain Frederick Wale. After Wale's death in 1858, Major Dighton Probyn ...  read more

Code: 68964

Kurram Militia (Pakistani Frontier Force) Headdress Cap Badge

A white metal locally cast example with two small original loops. The badge represents crossed Khyber knives, with 'KM' on the crossing point. In very good condition and scarce.

The Kurram Militia is a paramilitary regiment of the Frontier Corps of Pakistan. It was originally raised by the British in 1892 to operate in the North-West Frontier Province, and carried in that role ...  read more

Code: 68972

WW1 Indian Army - 1 / UPH United Provinces Light Horse Matched Pair of White Metal Shoulder Titles - Gaunt

White metal shoulder titles, a matched pair in the form of the curved initials of the unit, surmounted by a '1'. With two original loops to the reverse of each and both maker marked JR Gaunt London. UK made. Most probably officers' issue. Scarce. Worn 1909 - 1917 only.

The United Provinces Light Horse was an auxiliary unit formed in 1904 from the amalgamation of the Allahaba...  read more

Code: 68557