This is a good example of a pre war/war time bronze Officers cap badge to the South Staffordshire Regiment. It has three lugs on the back with one of it's original cotter pins present and has no makers mark. The badge is in a perfect un-issued condition. A nice badge of good quality. Difficult to find these days.  read more

Code: 50622

This is a good example of a very early, Great War period, LG (Lewis Gun) proficiency badge. I have heard that the lack of a wreath around the letters signifies that the qualification badge is for a Territorial Force soldier rather than a regular Army soldier. The badge is in a perfect condition and has the early hessian backing.
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Code: 50619

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During the Second World War a Special Force was trained in Commando methods to infiltrate behind the Japanese lines in Burma. They were known as the CHINDITS, a name given to them by their leader, Major-General Orde C. Wingate, D.S.O. After the initial expedition in 1943 the full force was marched or landed in the jungle on makeshift air-strips by glider or Dakota aircraft 200 miles beh...  read more

Code: 50615

This is a nice example of a red on black Commando shoulder title introduced early 1943 and worn in the early stage of formation of the Commando units before the use of the numbered shoulder titles. This title is in perfect and un-issued condition.  read more

Code: 50613

They don't come better as this stonemint pair of matching printed Pegasus Airborne Division formation signs, they are getting harder to get now. First introduced in 1942 and designed by Major E.Seago based on the Greek saga of the winged horse Pegasus and his rider Bellerophon. This perfect matching set is in a good and un-issued condition.  read more

Code: 50610

This is a neat example of a difficult to find full matching set of issued and removed from uniform printed Royal Ulster Rifles shoulder titles. The Royal Ulster Rifles (formerly Royal Irish Rifles) was a British Army infantry regiment. It saw service in the Second Boer War, Great War, the Second World War and the Korean War, before being amalgamated into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968....  read more

Code: 50609

This is a good example of a un-issued Canadian made South Saskatchewan Regiment, 2nd Division shoulder title. The South Saskatchewan Regiment landed on Normandy’s Juno beach on D-day, June 6, 1944. After putting up fierce resistance for two months in Normandy, German forces fell back to defensive positions on their own frontier and in the Low Countries. The Canadians were assigned the j...  read more

Code: 50594

This is a neat example of a nicely British made Queens Own Cameron Highlanders shoulder title. Four battalions of the Cameron Highlanders served in World War II, and ten representative battle honours were chosen to be borne on the King's Colour. This single shoulder title is in a perfect and un-issued condition.  read more

Code: 50593

This is a neat example of a wartime Canadian made set of shoulder title's to the Royal Regiment of Canada. The regiment mobilized The Royal Regiment of Canada, CASF, for active service on 1 September 1939. It embarked for garrison duty in Iceland with "Z" Force on 10 June 1940, and on 31 October 1940 it was transferred to Great Britain. It was redesignated the 1st Battalion, The Royal R...  read more

Code: 50592

This is a perfect example of a nicely British made Calgary Highlanders shoulder title. On 6 July 1944, one month after the Normandy landings, the regiment landed in France. In Operation Spring, the Calgary Highlanders were part of the Battle of Verrières Ridge, along with the Black Watch, in which the regiment took heavy casualties. The unit saw extensive action in Normandy, marched thr...  read more

Code: 50591

This is a good example of a early wartime, regrettably single, white on black commando shouder title. Worn in the early stage of forming the Commando units before the use of the numbered shoulder titles. A nice commando title in a un-issued condition.  read more

Code: 50588

This is a neat example of a British made NCO's (non-commissioned officer) i.e. Officers Czechoslovakian Free Forces cap badge. 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 Czechoslova...  read more

Code: 50587

This is a neat example of a difficult to find a sought after early No.5 Troop, 3 Commando shoulder badge. No.3 Commando was, despite it's name, the first Commando unit to be formed in 1940. Up to 1941 they had no shoulder title but did wear individual troop patches. 'D' Troop, for instance, wore a white full face death head in a blue 'D' on a dark green background. In 1941, the troops c...  read more

Code: 50584

This is a perfect example of a difficult and scare to find Commando Signals shoulder title. The Commando Signals were formed from the Special Service Brigade Signals in 1942 and served with Commando Headquarters. There were 2 signalmen per Commando troop. From March 1942, to June 1943, Special Service Brigade Signals wore a black square patch with a silver lightning bolt and dagger cros...  read more

Code: 50577

This is a neat example of a scarce and difficult silver cap badge worn aswell by the member of the Norwegian Linge Company. H7 was the monogram of the Norwegian head of state, King Haakon VII (7th), who reigned from 1905 to 1957. When Germany invaded Norway in 1940 as a part of World War II, the royal family fled the country, and Haakon VII later spearheaded the Norwegian resistance in ...  read more

Code: 50574

This is a neat example of a rare and difficult to find very early Special IV Service (4 Commando) shoulder title in white thread, separated by the Roman numerals IV in salmon pink thread on a black arc. 4 Commando was formed in 1940 from Southern Command, along with 3 Commando. Its first shoulder title was the SPECIAL IV SERVICE version. This changed in 1941 to 4 Commando. In both cases...  read more

Code: 50573

This is a good example of a Airborne related LMG (Large Machine Gun) trade badge. I'am not sure if this is a wartime or just post war used trade badge. The badge is in a perfect and un-issued condition.  read more

Code: 50566

This is a good example of a Airborne related MT (Motor Transport) trade badge. I'am not sure if this is a wartime or just post war used trade badge. The badge is in a perfect and un-issued condition.  read more

Code: 50565

This is a neat example of difficult to find and rarely seen SOE (Special Operations Executive) developed Battery Charger No.2.aka a hand generator. These battery chargers were dropped together with the B2 suit case radio and were used to charge the batterys of other spy radio's as well. This example is in a nicely used condition but unfortunately it is missing a small metal plate on the...  read more

Code: 50548

I was lucky to find a small collection of First World War (aka the Great War) period slip-on shoulder titles. This is a perfect example of a full matching set of Great War period Suffolk ( Suffolk Regiment) slip-on shoulder titles. This set has a white printed( never seen befor) Suffolk (Suffolk Regiment) on a khaki coloured based cloth backing.

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Code: 50538

This is a perfect example of a full matching set of Great War period 3H (3rd The King's Own Hussars) slip-on shoulder titles. This set has a white embroided 3H (3rd The King's Own Hussars) on a khaki heavy wool backing. On the outbreak of the First World War, the regiment was stationed at Shorncliffe as part of 4th Cavalry Brigade. On mobilisation, the brigade was assigned to the Cavalry Divisi...  read more

Code: 50537

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This is a neat example of a single Great War period 9L (9th Queen's Royal Lancers) slip-on shoulder title. This slip-on has a white embroided 9L (9th Queen's Royal Lancers) on a khaki coloured felt based slip-on with a hessian based backing. Although engaged in combat for the whole of the war the Lancers only operated as a cavalry unit during 1914. This was due to the widespread use of machine ...  read more

Code: 50534

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I was lucky enough to find a nice example of a carrying case with five white identification panels as used by the British wartime Airborne Pathfinder units. These identification panels were used by the British Pathfinder units, like the XXIst Independent Parachute Company during the Battle of Arnhem, who were dropped in just before de big Airborne armade had to land, to mark the various...  read more

Code: 50516

This is a nicely made example of not so often seen and sought after very early post war 1st Belgian Special Air Service Parachute Regiment shoulder patch for Officers made in gold bullion aka 'goud draad geborduurd'. This Belgian made shoulder patch, measures approximately 4.8 by 3.0 cm and depict a white SAS winged dagger in gold bullion on a green molton wool backing, whas introduced ...  read more

Code: 50513

This is a perfect example of a British made France national shoulder title as worn by members of the free France forces. This title, with a white so called 'serif type' lettering on a khaki coloured backing is in a overal nice issued condition. Difficult to find.
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Code: 50502