Scarce WW1 16th ( Service ) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers OSD Bronze Collar Badge
Single upright collar badge (worn vertically on the SD jacket) with St George facing left within a motto strap. This is a scarce find and according to Col. Denis Wood in his new 2nd Edition of " The Fifth Fusiliers and its Badges" a specimen pair is shown in one of Gaunt's ledgers in the National Army Museum and are annotated " 16th Battalion " which would narrow their use down to 191... read more
Post WW1 Rifle Brigade ( RB ) White Metal Cap Badge
Kings crown, pre 1952 with two original lugs to the reverse. Includes battle honours for WW1. Good stiff badge with sharp detail. read more
Scarce Singapore Police Force White Metal Cap Badge
A scarce pre 1952 cap badge. Some polishing to highpoints, with two long loops to reverse. The reverse shots of the badge look brassy on the photos but it is actually white metal. Circa 3.8cm tall and 4cm wide. Very scarce.
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WW1 Royal Artillery Economy Pattern Cap Badge ( unvoided wheel)
An unvoided WW1 Economy Issue pattern Cap Badge to the Royal Regiment of Artillery in good but as worn condition, with original slider. read more
South African Basutoland Territories Cap Badge
Gilt brass king's crown cap badge with two original lugs to the reverse, worn by the Basutoland High Commission Territory Corps ( HCT ). The centre bears the monogram HCT, above the scroll Basutoland. Some light verdigris to front and around the lugs on the reverse. Circa 4.1cm tall. Scarce.
Britain took control of this small native kingdom as a British Crown Colony i... read more
WW1 era original postcard mounted Yeoman, Corporal of Horse.
Postally unused, one corner has bad crease otherwise in good condition. UK made card. Good image but unable to identify unit. Possibly a pre war annual camp. Hand writing on reverse is hard to decipher except for 5800 Accts Dept. read more
5.00 GBP
WW1 Original Postcard Army Service Corps ( ASC ) Transport
Postally unused, UK card. Clear group showing them wearing the bandoliers and spurs. Cap badges for ASC. Minor edge and corner wear otherwise in very good condition. read more
WW1 British War Medal ( BWM ) Scarce Bronze issue to Egyptian Labour Corps ( ELC )
Medal in NEF condition. Correctly impressed "134. E.L.C." No name just a number and unit in the case of Egyptian recipients. 110,000 only issued in bronze compared to 6.5 million silver medals. Scarce, but also scarce in this condition.
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WW1 medals to Aloysius Kay, Mercantile Marine / British War Medal Pair
Full size original medal pair ( British War Medal a Mercantile Marine Medal) correctly named in upright capitals to Aloysius Kay. Both GVF+.
Listed in the WW1 Mercantile Marine Medal card index (card number 0323), where his details are given as follows:
Place of Birth: Hartlepool
Year of Birth: 1892
Medals sent to: 25b Cleveland Road, Ha... read more
WW1 Postcard - unusual outside studio shot of Royal Artillery Soldier
Postally unused. Three annual service chevrons suggesting this was taken post 1918. Good condition. read more
5.00 GBP