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Victorian ‘Royal Scots’ Fusiliers Officers Fur Cap Grenade Badge. 19289:15. - 19289:15
The Royal Scots Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1678 until 1959 when it was amalgamated with the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) which was later itself merged with the Royal Scots Borderers, the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Cameron’s) to form a new large regiment, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. 10cm in length and 4 ½ cm wide. Both lugs are present at the rear. The price includes UK postage. 19289:15. (Drawers)
£195.00

C1803-1812 British General Service Stove Pipe/Shako Plate. BA 385. - BA 385
A shako is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a visor, and sometimes tapered at the top. The British pattern "stovepipe" shako is a tall, cylindrical type of headwear. The stovepipe was used by the infantry of the British Army from around 1799. From 1800 on, the shako became a common military headdress worn by the majority of regiments in the armies of Europe and the Americas. Replacing in most instances the light bicorn, the shako was initially considered an improvement, and its use was continued until the end of the Peninsular War, 1814. This is a British ‘General Service’ example, Solid brass, 156 mm in length and 104 mm wide with fixing holes intact. See ‘The British infantry shako, in: Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Vol. 15, No. 60 (Winter, 1936), pages 188-208 by Alex. R. Cattley. The price includes UK delivery. BA 385. (Drawers)
£345.00

Post ‘1901’ Kings Crown Officers Silver Gilt Bedfordshire Regiment Helmet Plate. 19289:4. - 19289:4
The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment was the final title of a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was originally formed in 1688. After centuries of service in many conflicts and wars, including both the First and Second World Wars, the regiment was amalgamated with the Essex Regiment in 1958 to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot). However, this was short-lived and again was amalgamated, in 1964, with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) and 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to form the present Royal Anglian Regiment. This example is in fine condition with all 3 lugs intact. 12 ½ cm long and 10 ¼ cm wide. The price includes UK postage. 19289:4. (Drawers)
£375.00

Post ‘1901’ Kings Crown Officers Silver Gilt ‘Manchester Regiment’ Helmet Plate. 19289:10. - 19289:10
The Manchester Regiment was formed on the 1st July 1881 when the 63rd and 96th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated under the Childers Reform. However, the Regiment can trace its history back a further 123 years prior to this date. 12 ½ cm in length and 11 cm wide. All 3 lugs are present to the rear. The price includes UK postage and packaging. 19289:10.
£375.00

Queens Regiment (QUEENS) Cap Badge. BA 460. - BA 460
The Queen's Regiment (QUEENS) was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1966 through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the Home Counties Brigade. Then, until 1971 the regiment remained one of the largest regiments in the army, with 10 battalions, however these were reduced to just six, and later five battalions. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Options for Change reform was published and the regiment amalgamated with the Royal Hampshire Regiment to form the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. The regiment was formed as a 'large regiment' on 31 December 1966 by the amalgamation of the four remaining regiments of the Home Counties Brigade as a consequence of the Defence Review of 1957. The four regiments formed four battalions, retaining their previous names in the titles. In addition, the former regiment's Territorial battalions transferred under their former titles to the corps of the regiment for a short time. Below is a list of the regiment's subordinate organisations with formation dates, predecessor and successors. The badge is in excellent condition. The price includes UK delivery. BA 460. (Buckles & Badges)
£75.00

WWI Royal Field Artillery R.F.A. Cap Badge-Slider. BA 459. - BA 459
The most numerous arm of the artillery, the horse-drawn RFA was responsible for the medium calibre guns and howitzers deployed close to the front line and was reasonably mobile. It was organised into brigades. The RFA was the largest branch, providing howitzers and medium artillery near the front line. The RGA manned the largest guns, especially those mounted in coastal and colonial forts. During the First World War (1914-18), the RGA also manned the heavy guns and howitzers on the Western Front. In excellent condition. The price includes UK delivery. BA 459. (Buckles & Badges)
£95.00

WWI Royal Army Medical Corps R.A.M.C. Cap Badge. BA 458. - BA 458
By the outbreak of the First World War (1914-18), the RAMC was recognised as a vital resource for any British war effort. During that conflict, the corps expanded to 13,000 officers and 154,000 other ranks, with its personnel serving in every theatre of war. Of those, 743 officers and 6,130 soldiers were killed. At the outbreak of the Great War, just 16 years after its formation, there were 9,000 Warrant Officers and Men of the RAMC; this grew to 113,000 by 1918. The British Army had never before fielded a field ambulance in conflict, the last of the great armies to have understood the importance of medical discipline, and hold medical science in high esteem, within their fighting forces were the old civilisations, such as the ancient empires of Greece and Rome. In excellent condition. The price includes UK delivery. BA 458. (Buckles & Badges)
£95.00

SOLD SOLD (19/07) Post WWI 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) Cap Badge. BA 457. - BA 457
The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own) to form the Royal Hussars in 1969. The regiment was formed at Colchester in July 1715 by Philip Honeywood as Honeywood's Regiment of Dragoons, one of 16 raised in response to the 1715 Jacobite rising. It fought in the Battle of Preston that ended the revolt in England and while many of these formations were disbanded in 1718, Honeywood's remained in being. In the 1920s, it garrisoned Egypt and India and, in 1928, became one of the first British cavalry units to mechanise. The regiment then deployed to Egypt and Palestine for much of the 1930s, manning the border with Italian Cyrenaica during the Abyssinian crisis and suppressing the Arab Revolt. This heavy badge is in very good condition, the price includes UK delivery. BA 457. (Buckles & Badges Drawer)
£0.00

WWI Corps of Royal Engineers Badge by Gaunt & Sons London. BA 455. - BA 456
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer. The Corps Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England. The corps is divided into several regiments, barracked at various places in the United Kingdom and around the world. This excellent badge bears the makers mark ‘Gaunt of London’ (J R Gaunt & Son established in Birmingham in 1884 by James Richard Gaunt and son Charles Frederick Gaunt (both previously employed by Firmin & Sons); specialised in manufacturing military and uniform buttons; 1899 incorporated as limited company; opened London offices in 1905; after first world war bought up a number of button and insignia makers, including Jennens & Co Ltd of London in 1925; became part of Firmin group in 1991. Large collection of material with Birmingham Museum. In very good condition, the price includes UK delivery. BA 456. (Buckles & Badges Drawer)
£95.00

*Scarce* WWI New Zealand Artillery Cap Badge by Gaunt & Sons London. BA 455. - BA 455
The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery is the artillery regiment of the New Zealand Army. It is effectively a military administrative corps and can comprise multiple component regiments. This nomenclature stems from its heritage as an offshoot of the British Army's Royal Artillery. In its current form it was founded in 1947 with the amalgamation of the regular and volunteer corps of artillery in New Zealand. In 1958 in recognition of services rendered it was given the title the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery. This excellent cap badge bears the makers mark ‘Gaunt of London’ (J R Gaunt & Son established in Birmingham in 1884 by James Richard Gaunt and son Charles Frederick Gaunt (both previously employed by Firmin & Sons); specialised in manufacturing military and uniform buttons; 1899 incorporated as limited company; opened London offices in 1905; after first world war bought up a number of button and insignia makers, including Jennens & Co Ltd of London in 1925; became part of Firmin group in 1991. Large collection of material with Birmingham Museum. In very good condition, the price includes UK delivery.. BA 455. (Buckles & Badges Drawer)
£125.00
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