This is a neat example of a difficult to find and unfinished (un-offical so called 1st type) shoulder title to the 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment. The Battalion is famous for their action's during the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. "The coloured Border cloth shoulder title was taken into wear by the 1st Battalion in 1942. The colours of yellow and green were the facing colours of the 3...  read more

Code: 52381

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 black gauze backing.  read more

Code: 52380

This is a great example of a un-issued Commando & Special Service Brigades formation badge. This Commando Group dagger badge which it was agreed in January 1945 would replace the Combined Operations badge later that year. This embroided version is described in the November 1945 RM Dress Regulation as 'Badges, Arm, Embroided, Red Dagger.  read more

Code: 52379

35.00 EUR

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This is a truly very attractive - and in this issued condition most certainly scarcely encountered - British made Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment shoulder title. The 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment (1CACR) (also known as the 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment) was an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army formed during the late stages of World War II in the European thea...  read more

Code: 52378

This is a neat example of a nicely un-issued so called serif-type lettering Royal Army Medical Corps shoulder title. These serif-type lettering shoulder titles were mostly tailor-made and difficult to find these days.  read more

Code: 52377

This is a neat example of a nice and un-issued British made national free Czechoslovakia shoulder titles. Czechoslovak exile units saw action on most of the major fronts of WW2 and generally performed very well. They earned the respect and admiration of other Allied nations and units and their sacrifices were crowned when they could return home to a free Czechoslovakia in 1945, though now as pa...  read more

Code: 52376

80.00 EUR

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This is a great example of a silk escape map in a 1:2,000.000 scale showing Holland, Belguim, France and a northern part of Spain. The map is measuring approx 49cm by 43cm and is a good condition.  read more

Code: 52375

This is a neat example of a difficult to find and un-offical so called 2nd type shoulder title to the 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment. The Battalion is famous for their action's during the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. "The coloured Border cloth shoulder title was taken into wear by the 1st Battalion in 1942. The colours of yellow and green were the facing colours of the 34th and 55th ...  read more

Code: 52374

This is a perfect example of a - typical British made - Norwegian Free Forces Haakon 7 NCO's capbadge. 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 King.  read more

Code: 52373

85.00 EUR

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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 Arnhem Bridge.  read more

Code: 52372

30.00 EUR

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This is a nice example of a un-issued embroided (glue backing) K.O.S.B. - Kings Own Scottish Borderers -shoulder title. The 7th Battalion is famous for their actions during the Battle of Arnhem. The title is in a good and perfect condition. Hard to find.  read more

Code: 52371

This is a superb example of a nice issued Reconnaissance shoulder title. 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 each infantry corps wer...  read more

Code: 52370

90.00 EUR

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This is a good example of a issued early type 'Light Bulp' qualification badge. The badge who was given to members of the Airlanding Regiments and supporting units who were flown in by glider and had not done the regular Parachute course which were earning them the Parachute wing. Instead of the 7 jump require for the Parachute wing they did 5 jumps to earn them the 'Light Bulp'. The soldiers w...  read more

Code: 52369

This is a neat example of a (British made white backing) Canadian The Irish Regiment of Canada embroided shoulder title. The regiment mobilized the Irish Regiment of Canada (Machine Gun), CASF for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the Irish Regiment of Canada, CASF on 12 August 1940; and as the 1st Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada, CASF on 7 November 1940. It embarked...  read more

Code: 52368

45.00 EUR

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This is a great example of a single British made Canadian 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars) yellow on black embroided shoulder title. The 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars), commonly abbreviated to 8 Recce, VIII Recce or (within the British Army) 8 Canadian Recce, was the reconnaissance arm of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division during World War II. 8 Recce spe...  read more

Code: 52367

This is a neat example of a difficult to find (British made) Norwegian NORGE shoulder title. Members of No 5 Troop, No 10 Commando (I.A.) wore the title below the No.10 Commando on there right shoulder. Volunteers within the Royal Air Force wore a blue version of this shoulder title. These NORGE shoulder titles are difficult to find and this example is in a perfect and un-issued condition.  read more

Code: 52365

This is a good example of a so called official 'Press Release' large 25.9cm x 20.2cm photograph released by the US Signal Corps showing British S.A.S. (Special Air Service) troops meeting up with American troops some were in France, August 1944.
The text on the back saying "Yanks meet with a group of British Paratroops which landed behind the German lines near Lassay sabotaged Wehrmacht ...  read more

Code: 52364

This is a superb example of a un-issued (albeit regrettably single) a so called 'serif' type lettering Royal Army Service Corps shoulder title attributed to members of the 250 (Airborne) Light Composite Company, Royal Army Service Corps. The RASC was responsible for land, coastal and lake transport; air despatch; supply of food, water, fuel, and general domestic stores such as clothing, furnitu...  read more

Code: 52363

This is a small collectors i.e dealers selection/lot of four R.A.S.C. embroided shoulder titles and early slip-ons.  read more

Code: 52362

This is a great example of a attractive British made Canadian Royal 22e Regiment embroided shoulder title. The Royal 22e Régiment was placed on active service on 1 September 1939 as the Royal 22e Régiment, CASF, embarked for Great Britain on 9 December 1939. The regiment landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943 and in Italy on 3 September 1943 as part of 3rd Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division. On ...  read more

Code: 52361

45.00 EUR

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This is a good example of a (unfortnately damage) printed C.M.P. (Corps of Military Police) shoulder title.
This is example is in a removed from uniform condition with a small damage just above the C and there for priced accordingly.  read more

Code: 52360

This is a great example of a silk escape map in a 1:2,000.000 scale showing Holland, Belguim, France and a northern part of Spain. The map is measuring approx 51cm by 41cm and is a good condition.  read more

Code: 52359

This is a great example of a single British made Canadian 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars) yellow on black embroided shoulder title. The 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars), commonly abbreviated to 8 Recce, VIII Recce or (within the British Army) 8 Canadian Recce, was the reconnaissance arm of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division during World War II. 8 Recce spe...  read more

Code: 52358

This is a perfect example of a (British made printed i.e canvas) 5th Armoured Division shoulder patch. The 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division spent two years of the war uneventfully in the United Kingdom, before finally transferring to the Mediterranean theatre in November 1943 to join the 1st Canadian Infantry Division as part of I Canadian Corps, under command of the British Eighth Army. The 5t...  read more

Code: 52357

This a nice orginal so called official 'press release' photograph of British troops during the landing on Walcheren island. The picture shows men of a Pioneer Corps and Beach Company unloading stores from a landing craft on Walcheren. The photograph still retains its original (machine-typed) press information page glued to back. This large-sized picture - it measures 19.4 x 14.3 cm - is neatly...  read more

Code: 52356