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*Pair* Original British Army ‘The Royal Scots Fusiliers’ Cap Badge & an ‘Irish Royal Fusiliers’ Victorian Glengarry Badge c1881-1896. 22434:7 - 22434:7
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, King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) to form a new large regiment, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. This British Army infantry unit recruited in the south-west of Ireland. Created in 1881 by the amalgamation of two former East India Company regiments, it was disbanded in 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. Both badges are in excellent order with pins. The price includes UK delivery. 22434:7
£195.00

*Pair* Royal Marines Portsmouth Queens Crown with Gilding Royal Cyphers and Royal Marines Artillery Cap Badges. 22434:6 - 22434:6
The history of the Royal Marines began on 28 October 1664 with the formation of the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot soon becoming known as the Admiral's Regiment. During the War of the Spanish Succession the most historic achievement of the Marines was the capture of the mole during the assault on Gibraltar (sailors of the Royal Navy captured the Rock itself) in 1704. On 5 April 1755, His Majesty's Marine Forces, fifty Companies in three Divisions, headquartered at Portsmouth, Chatham and Plymouth, were formed by Order of Council under Admiralty control. The Royal Marines captured the Rock of Gibraltar in 1704 alongside the Dutch and, having accrued so many battle honours in the three and a half centuries since, it is this action that still adorns their world-renowned regimental cap badge. The sheer number of additional honours won are symbolised by the great globe itself (shown on the badge), an honour bestowed on the Corps by King George IV in 1827. Both badges are in excellent order with pins attached. The price includes UK delivery. 22434:6
£275.00

*Pair* Victorian 5th V.B (Volunteer Battalion) HLI (Highland Light Infantry) Glasgow Highlanders and The Royal Highlander (Black Watch) 2nd Volunteer Battalion Cap Badges. 22434:5 - 22434:5
The Glasgow Highlanders was a former infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force, later renamed the Territorial Army. The regiment eventually became a Volunteer Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) in 1881. The regiment saw active service in both World War I and World War II. In 1959 the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment). During 1860, several independent rifle corps, then existing in the City of Glasgow, were merged as the 19th Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. By the end of the year, the 19th had reached a strength of nineteen companies, and included contingents provided by Glasgow firms, the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and the newspaper and printing industry. The 19th was renumbered as 5th in 1 880, and later provided the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. After the Boer War, the battle honour `South Africa 1900-02' was awarded to the battalion for the service of its members. During the First World War, the 1/5th Battalion served with the 52nd Lowland Division in Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and on the Western Front. The 2/5th went to Ireland while the 3/5th became the 5th (Reserve) Battalion. The 5th HLI went to France as part of the BEF in 1940, and with the 157th Infantry Brigade, fought in NW Europe throughout 1944-5. When the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot amalgamated with the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot, to become the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, seven pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Fife, Forfarshire, and Perthshire were integrated into the structure of the regiment. Volunteer battalions had been created in reaction to a perceived threat of invasion by France in the late 1850s. Organised as "rifle volunteer corps", they were independent of the British Army and composed primarily of the middle class. Both Badges are in very fine order with pins included. The price includes UK delivery. 22434:5
£195.00

1st Dorset Artillery Volunteers Victorian Helmet Plate Circa 1878-1901 Mounted on a Walnut Plate. 22426:48 - 22426:48
The 1st Dorsetshire Artillery Volunteers and its successors were part-time coast defence units of the British Army from 1859 to 1956. Although these units saw no action, they protected the Dorset Coast, including the naval base of Portland Harbour, in both World Wars and also supplied trained gunners to siege batteries engaged on the Western Front during World War I. The unit continued in the Territorial Army after World War II. The enthusiasm for the Volunteer movement, following an invasion scare in 1859, saw the creation of many Rifle and Artillery Volunteer Corps composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular British Army in time of need. Four Artillery Volunteer Corps (AVCs) were quickly formed in Dorsetshire. This plate is in excellent order, mounted onto a solid walnut plate with a brass hinged stand. The price includes UK delivery. 22426:48
£195.00

*VERY RARE* Cased, British WW1 HMS Ramillies Torpedo Crew 1916 Sterling Silver Hallmarked Sweetheart Brooch. Sn 15381 - 15381
HMS Ramillies was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She served with the Grand Fleet for the duration of the war. The ship was active throughout World War II, with service ranging from convoy escort to shore bombardment to engaging enemy battleships. The ship was armed with gun turrets and 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (a contemporary image of HMS Ramillies is illustrated in image 3). This is a rare to find British WW1 HMS Ramillies Torpedo Crew 1916 Sterling Silver hallmarked sweetheart Brooch. The brooch is 52mm length and is in the shape of a torpedo centrally mounted with Lion with flag and banner inscribed ‘HMS Ramillies’. The rear of the ‘Torpedo’ is sterling silver 1916 hallmarked and has a manufacturer’s mark which appears to be ‘F W&S’(unknown). The brooch has even patina and has its original hinged pin with hook fastener. The brooch is contained in its period leather covered wood box with silk and felt lining. The silk is marked in gold ‘W.J. Fowle Jeweller Haywards Heath & Uckfield’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 15381
£275.00

*Unique* Framed Italian WWII Medals from the ‘Da Noli’ (Italian Destroyer from WWII). BA 896 - BA 896
A collection of framed medals from a serving sailor in the Italian Navy (Marina Militar) who may have served on the ‘Da Noli’ and ‘V.Vivaldi’ during WWII. The ‘Da Noli’ was a destroyer which patrolled ‘The Strait of Bonifacio’ off the Italian coast laying mines and sinking several British Destroyers alongside her sister ship the ‘V.Vivaldi’ (which is mentioned on one of the medals in the frame) until the ‘Da Noli’ which was attacked in October 1943 by German aircraft soon after joining the Allies. The ‘V.Vivaldi’ was mined and sank on the same day. The medals were awarded for service against the ‘Malta Convoys’ during the siege of the island. The centrepiece is the ‘War Cross’ which was decorated to the Sailor for bravery. The medals are accompanied by a letter from ‘The University of Leeds’ giving some history about the medals of which excerpts are used above. Measuring 25 x 25 x 2cm. The price includes UK delivery. BA 896. (Top shelf stores)
£375.00

*Original* N.S.D.A.P. Sachsen Gauwoche 1937 Badge/Tinnie. N 119. - N 119
Gau badge (Gau-Abzeichen) or Gau Commemorate Badges (Gau-Traditions, Gau-Ehrenzeichen) were a political award of the Nazi Party, issued by various Gauleiters of the Nazi political districts to recognise loyal service or to commemorate an event. A Gau of Nazi Germany, which was a geographical region parallel to the traditional German states (known as Länder). The Gau badges were considered Party awards but were not recognized as national awards. Constructed of darkened zinc the piece shows a typical 'Reichsadler'-device (surrounded by oak-leaves) coupled with an illustration of the provincial shield of the Sachsen-province and text as mentioned above. The piece comes naturally mounted onto its original pin. The price includes UK delivery. N 119.
£125.00

*Original* WWII German Hitler Youth NSDStB Membership Lapel Pin. (NSDStB-Mitglied Abzeichen). N 117. - N 117
Original WWII German Hitler Youth NSDStB membership lapel pin. The National Socialist German Student League ( NSDStB ; also NSD-Studentenbund ) was a division of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) for students founded in 1926. On behalf of the NSDAP, it was supposed to take over the ideological education of students in the spirit of National Socialist ideology. Like all party divisions, the NSDStB was structured strictly according to the Führer principle , barracked the students in comradeship houses (the majority of which were taken over corporation houses ) and from 1930 onwards equipped them with brown-coloured shirts and swastika flags. The Badge of Honour of the NSD Student Union is one of the anti-constitutional propaganda tools in the Federal Republic of Germany , the production, public wearing or distribution of which is prohibited. A cast alloy lapel pin, in the form of an elongated diamond, 23mm tall and 15mm wide, within which is a mobile swastika. Red, black and white paint work is all complete. A vertical pin-back device is to its reverse. Nice example showing the expected minor age-related marks but in overall good condition. One of the classic desirable collector’s items from the third Reich. The price includes UK delivery. N 117.
£175.00

Original WWII German M1/52 SS Visor Cap Skull by Deschler & Sohn, Munich. N 114. - N 114
The Allgemeine-SS, (General-SS), was originally formed in May 1923 as the Stosstrupp Adolf Hitler (Shock Troops Adolf Hitler), and was redesignated Schutzstaffel, (Protection Squad), in April 1925 with the official acceptance of the name verified on the second anniversary of the failed Munich “Beer-Hall” Putsch on November 9th 1925. On January 6th 1929 Heinrich Himmler was appointed as Reichsführer-SS, (National Leader {of the} SS), and on July 20th 1934 shortly after the, June 30th 1934, purge of the SA, Sturm Abteilung, (Storm Troopers) on the “Night of the Long Knives”, the SS was rewarded by Hitler by being granted the status of an independent organization under direct control of the NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party). In an attempt to distance themselves from the SA, the SS introduced a new pattern cap skull to replace the previously used Imperial Prussian Danziger style skull on October 6th, 1934. The distinctive new pattern SS skull remained in use for the duration of the war. 1934 SS pattern, stamped alloy construction skull with a silver wash. The skull features detailed eye and nose cut-outs, two rows of teeth and bottom jaw, superimposed over crossed bones. The skull also has subtle cranium and bone detailing. The hollow backed reverse of the skull is a mirror image of the obverse. The reverse is well marked with embossed RZM logo with dual circular borders and manufacturers code, “M1/52”, indicating manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich (The company of Deschler & Sohn was an important maker during the Third Reich. Deschler received the first contract for the German Cross among all German makers of the period. They also received the first number in both the LDO and PKZ directory. Deschler was also the company that produced one of the first 1939 Iron Closs 2nd Class prototypes). The two original attachment prongs are still intact to the reverse. The price includes UK delivery. N 114.
£395.00

*Original* Unissued Heer M40 BeVo Breast Eagle. N 113. - N 113
An original unissued example of a Heer (Army) M40 breast eagle as worn by Enlisted Men and Non-Commissioned Officers. Constructed in flat woven BeVo-Weave (From the BeVo-Wuppertal cloth factory), this unissued eagle would be perfect for a uniform restoration, or simply as it is in a display frame. The M40 uniform was the first design change in the standard army uniform. It differed from the M36 only in the substitution of feldgrau for the bottle green collar and shoulder straps, which began to be phased out in 1938/39, though most combat examples show this variation appearing in 1940, hence the unofficial M40 pattern. These pale green coloured eagle examples were issued in 1940, they were intended to be worn above the right breast pocket on M40, M41, M42, M43 and M44 field blouses. This excellent example comes in a glass fronted display frame. The price includes UK delivery. N 113. (Misc Drawer)
£175.00
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