Royal Navy: Naval Officers cap badge with King's Crown, with fabric inserts and pressed gilt metal laurel wreath, on a cloth backed buckram backing & as-worn circa 1918-1945 (World Wars & Korean War)

A massive and impressive item of British Naval insignia, as worn by senior Naval Officers of the Royal Navy

Dimensions: 66mm (H) x mm 81mm (W)

Weight: 33g

With 4 x blade fittings on reverse

Worn in the era of the Great War, World War, Yangtze Incident, Malaya Emergency and the Korean War

Condition: GF  read more

Code: 22900

Royal Navy: Captain's and senior officer's cap badge. With EIIR Crown. Wire bullion & cloth cap badge, circa 1953-1970

Circa: 1953-1970

Material: Embroidered with gilt bullion wire on serge cloth, with cloth covered buckram backing

Dimension: 92mm (W) / 75mm (H)

Weight: 21g

Bullion wire all intact and the badge with good bright colours

As worn in Korean War, Malay Emergency, South Arabia, Aden, Radfan, Suez etc

Condition: EF  read more

Code: 22899

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Senior officer's cap badge. With EIIR Crown. Wire bullion & cloth cap badge, circa 1953-1960

As worn during Korean War, Suez Crisis, Cyprus and Malaya Emergencies etc

Circa: 1953-1960

Material: Embroidered with gilt bullion wire on serge cloth, on fabric backing

Dimension: 68mm (W) / 50mm (H)

Weight: 8g

Bullion wire all intact and the badge with good bright colours

Condition: VF  read more

Code: 22898

H.M. Customs and Excise: EIIR Crown. Wire bullion & cloth cap badge as worn by Chief and Assistant Preventative Officers, circa 1953-1970

Circa: 1953-1970

Material: Embroidered with gilt bullion wire on serge cloth on fabric backing

Dimension: 80mm (W) / 70mm (H)

Weight: 17g

Condition: VF  read more

Code: 22895

Machine Gun Guards (1916): Other Ranks white metal cap badge (1916-1918)

Reverse of badge retaining its original slider fitting

Only worn in period 1916-1918

Originally raised in 1916, the 'Machine Gun Guards', was an integral unit of the Guards Division, that had been raised from drafts form the respective foot guards regiments. The unit was restyled the Guards Machine Gun Regiment in 1918, in which year a new different style cap badge...  read more

Code: 22667

Tank Corps: Cap badge. Bronze Officers (OSD) Cap Badge. Circa 1917-1923

As worn by Officers of the Tank Corps

Reverse of badge with makers marks 'T & Co'

Complete with bronzed blade fittings on reverse, as issued

Reference: Kipling & King No. 1156 (Volume I 'Head-Dress Badges of the British Army' (Kipling & King, 2006 edition))

Condition: About EF  read more

Code: 22668

Royal Regiment of Artillery (Royal Artillery): King's Crown gilding metal cap badge (c.1914-1953)

This with revolving (spinning wheel) in centre

The reverse of badge complete with its original slider fitting, as issued

As worn by Royal Artillery 'Gunners' in both world wars and through to Malayan emergency and Korean War

Condition: VF  read more

Code: 22664

Royal Air Force. King's Crown cap badge in gilding metal (c.1918-1952)

The insignia retaining both of its original loop fittings on reverse, and as issued

As worn by Royal Air Force other-ranks in both world wars and through to Malayan emergency and Korean War

Condition: Polished about VF  read more

Code: 22662

173rd Battalion (Canadian Highlanders), Canadian Expeditionary Force: Copper glengarry cap badge

Complete with two loop fittings on reverse, and as issued

The badge with makers marks on reverse for 'Geo Lees & Co'

Te 173rd Battalion was raised and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario, Canadia, in July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed for overseas service, on 14 November 1916, whne it embarked for England undet the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Bruce. The Battalio...  read more

Code: 22661

193rd Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton Highlanders) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force: Bronze glengarry cap badge

Complete with two loop fittings on reverse, and as issued

The 193rd (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. It was raised at, Truro, Nova Scotia, during the winter of 1915-16 and cast its recruitement net throughout Nova Scotia. The unit was mobilized for overseas service in, October 1916, when the unit embarked for England...  read more

Code: 22660