A superb - highly detailed - white metal Army Air Corps cap badge
This is a good example of a iwhite metal Army Air Corps beret badge and mainly worn by members of the Glider Pilot Regiment. The AAC badge was also worn by the early members of the Parachute Regiment in North Africa. This example is in a good condition (except from the C in the badge see photo) and has two copper coloured lugs to the back and has never been cleaned. These badges are harder to f... read more
A attractive - difficult to find - printed (British made) Czech Independent Armoured Brigade Group formation sign
This is a superb example of a - difficult to find - printed (British made) Czech Independent Armoured Brigade Group formation badge. The Brigade was part of 21st Army Group and took part in the campaign in North West Europe, 1944-1945. read more
A nice - British made - Norwegian/NORGE shoulder title as intended to wear by Norwegian volunteers on there battle-dress blouse
This is a neat example of a difficult to find (British made) Norwegian/NORGE shoulder title as intended to wear by all ranks of the Norwegain volunteers who were part of the Allied Army's in England during the war. Members of No 5 Troop, No 10 Commando (I.A.) wore the flag below the No.10 Commando on there right shoulder. Volunteers within the Royal Air Force wore a blue version of this shoulde... read more
A attractive - British made - Canadian Provost Corps printed shoulder title
This is a attractive example of a - British made - Canadian Provost Corps printed shoulder title. In mid June 1940, the Canadian Provost Corps was officially born out of 1 Provost Company. For most of 1940, 1 Provost Company was stationed in England, but was involved in the battles during the fall of France. The Canadian Provost Corps Training Centre operated from November 1942 to May 1946, tra... read more
A superb - full matching - set of (removed from uniform) printed Royal Artillery shoulder titles
This is a great example of a superb - full matching - set of (removed from uniform) printed Royal Artillery shoulder titles. read more
A attractive (British made) 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade shoulder patch
This is a good example of a nice 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade (British made) printed shoulder patch. The 1 Canadian Army Tank Brigade, later known as 1 Canadian Armoured Brigade, was composed of the 11th, 12th and 14th Canadian Armoured Regiments and saw service in the Italian campaign and in north-west Europe during the Second World War. It was one of only two independent Canadian armoured br... read more
35.00 EUR
A superb - typical British made - United States Army SHEAF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) patch
This is a grerat example of a - typical British made - United States Army SHEAF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) patch. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force was the headquarters of the Commander of Allied forces in northwest Europe, from late 1943 until the end of World War II. US General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the commander in SHAEF throughout its existence.
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45.00 EUR
A attractive - albeit regrettably single - un-issued embroided Oxf.& Bucks. (Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry) shoulder title
This is a good example of a - albeit regrettably single - un-issued embroided Oxf.& Bucks. (Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry) shoulder title. The 2nd Battalion is famous for their actions during the coup-de-main at Pegasus Bridge in Normandy In June 1944. The title is in a good un-issued condition and has the well known glue i.e paste backing. read more
Out of print book : Arnhem Lift (1st edition 1945) by Louis Hagen
This is a nice example of a 1st edition published in 1945 of Arnhem lift by Louis Hagen. Louis Hagen was Sergeant of the Glider Pilot Regiment and had been captured, his fate would have been different, for Louis Hagen was of Jewish extraction. He was one of the few who got back, and in 1945 he anonymously published his personal account of the battle. It became a bestseller and was translated i... read more
15.00 EUR
A trully superb and difficult to find (British made) Norwegian Free Forces Haakon 7 NCO's capbadge
I was lucky to find recently two identical - typical British made - Norwegian Free Forces Haakon 7 NCO's capbadges. When Germany invaded Norway in 1940 as part of World War II, the royal family fled the country, and Haakon VII later spearheaded the Norwegian resistance in exile in the United Kingdom. H7 became one of several symbols used by the Norwegians to mark solidarity and loyalty to the K... read more
A attractive - albeit regrettably single - Number 5 Commando shoulder title
This is a good example of a - albeit regrettably single - Number 5 Commando shoulder title. No. 5 Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in July 1940, the unit took part in a couple of small-scale raids in France in 1941 and contributed some personnel to Operation Chariot before taking part in the landings on Madagascar in 1942. In l... read more
30.00 EUR
A perfect - full matching - un-issued set of embroided Reconnassaince shoulder titles
This is a superb - full matching - un-issued set of embroided Reconnassaince shoulder titles. The Reconnaissance Corps, or simply Recce Corps, was a corps of the British Army, formed during the Second World War whose units provided the mobile spearhead of infantry divisions. It was formed from infantry brigade reconnaissance groups on 14 January 1941. All the brigade reconnaissance groups of ea... read more
A attractive - British made - Canadian Provost Corps embroided shoulder title
This is a attractive example of a - British made - Canadian Provost Corps embroided shoulder title. In mid June 1940, the Canadian Provost Corps was officially born out of 1 Provost Company. For most of 1940, 1 Provost Company was stationed in England, but was involved in the battles during the fall of France. The Canadian Provost Corps Training Centre operated from November 1942 to May 1946, t... read more
A superb (British made) R.C.E.M.E. - Royal Canadian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers- embroided shoulder title
This is a superb (British made) R.C.E.M.E. - Royal Canadian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers - embroided shoulder title. read more
20.00 EUR
A great and nice - un-issued - embroided Scots Guards shoulder title
This is a good example of a nice embroided Scots Guards shoulder title. The Scots Guards (SG), is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Their origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. It is the oldest formed Regiment in the Regular Army, more so than any other in the Household Brigade. In April 1940, the 1st Battalion, as part of the 24th G... read more
25.00 EUR
A attractive - albeit regrettably single - British made Canadian Three Rivers Regiment embroided shoulder title
This is a text book example of a British made embroided Canadian Three Rivers Regiment shoulder title. The regiment mobilized as The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank), CASF, for active service on 1 September 1939. It was redesignated as The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank), CAC, CASF, on 13 August 1940. It was converted to armour on 23 November 1940, and to an army tank battalion on 11 February 1941, d... read more
55.00 EUR
A attractive - albeit regrettably single - nicely used printed Parachute Regiment shouldeer title
This is a perfect example of a nicely used and issued printed shoulder title to the Parachute Regiment. These printed shoulder titles were introduced half way trough 1943. The title has a dark blue lettering on pale blue backing and is in a nicely condition with a minor little stain due to years of storage i.e handeling. Difficult to find these days. Simply a nice example of a shought after sho... read more
185.00 EUR
A neat un-issued (white on red) embroided South Stafford shoulder title
This is a neat example of a un-issued (white on red) embroided South Stafford shoulder title. The 2nd Battalion of this Regiment is famous for their actions during the Operation Ladbroke, the Airborne landings at Sicily in July 1943 and there actions during the ill fated Operation Market Garden meeting heavy fighting at Oosterbeek and near the bridge at Arnhem. read more
A superb - difficult to find - World War I (1914) Boy Scout Service cloth badge
This is a superb example of a difficult to find World War I (1914) Boy Scout Service cloth badge. Boy Scouts who worked towards the war effort were entitled to wear a war service badge, two versions were issued. Both were made of red felt and bore a date and the King's crown. The 1914 war service badge was awarded for 28 days unpaid service, while the 1918 one was awarded for 50 days unpaid se... read more
65.00 EUR
A attractive - albeit regrettably single - British made Canadian Three Rivers Regiment embroided shoulder title
This is a text book example of a British made embroided Canadian Three Rivers Regiment shoulder title. The regiment mobilized as The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank), CASF, for active service on 1 September 1939. It was redesignated as The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank), CAC, CASF, on 13 August 1940. It was converted to armour on 23 November 1940, and to an army tank battalion on 11 February 1941, d... read more
A superb USAAF - British made - 9th Airforce shoulder patch
This is a neat example of a British made, on a wool base, USAAF (United States American Air Force) 9th Air Force shoulder patch. The 9th AF participated in Egypt and Libya, the campaign in Tunisia, and the invasions of Sicily and Italy. The 9th transferred to England in October, 1943 and participated in Normandy invasion and the rest of the European continent until the VE-Day. Constituted as V ... read more
25.00 EUR
A superb (difficult to find) mid war period - on felt - un-issued British Glider trained Infantry qualification badge
This is a perfect example of a very attractive so called 'Gliderpatch'. These badges (BoBD 2125) were made by a London based Company called Hand & Co. in May 1942 who had designed an oval cloth badge depicting a light blue Horsa glider on a khaki backing for the newly formed Airlanding Brigade. The Company had the badge in full production by June 1942. The badge was to be worn in a postition up... read more
A neat example of a regrettably single (but nevertheless difficult to find) mid war period curved Airborne shoulder title
This is a great example of a regrettably single mid war period curved Airborne shoulder title. These curved Airborne shoulder title were introduced at the beginning of the formation of Airborne Forces and were mainly worn by the units until they were issued with there own shoulder titles. Through out the war these curved Airborne titles were mainly worn by officers who were not attached to a sp... read more
95.00 EUR
A superb - typical British made - Canadian Lord Strathcona's Horse Royal Canadians shoulder title
This is a neat example of a British made Canadian shoulder title of the LSH. The Lord Strathcona's Horse Royal Canadians were part of the Canadian 5th Armoured Division. read more
30.00 EUR