QOH Officer's Collar Badges

A (near-matching?) pair of collar badges for an officer of The Queen's Own Hussars, each with two lug fastenings (east and west). Hodges 6.

Note: Both collars are marked F&S for manufacturer Firmin & Sons, although they are marked in different places.  read more

Code: 59763

Paras OSD Collar Badge

An officer's service dress, bronzed, collar badge for The Parachute Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west). As Churchill & Westlake 275.  read more

Code: 59742

RWS Officer's Collar Badges

A very nice pair of silver and gilt collar badges for an officer of The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), each with two lug fastenings (east and west). Churchill 40.  read more

Code: 59732

Wilts Regt Officer's Collar Badges

A pair of silver plate and (faded) gilt, collar badges for an officer of The Wiltshire Regiment, each with two lug fastenings (east and west). Churchill 1504.

Note: These collars carry the 'AEA' cypher, worn prior to 1956.  read more

Code: 59729

Bays Officer's Collar Badges

A pair of officer's service dress, bronzed, collar badges for The 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays), each with two lug fastenings (north and south). Churchill & Westlake 3.  read more

Code: 59728

King's Own Officer's Collar Badges

A nice pair of silver-plated collar badges for an officer of The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), each with two lug fastenings (east and west). Churchill 110.

Note: These lions are approximately 50mm long x 25mm tall - of similar size to the lion on the cap badge rather than the smaller mess dress versions.  read more

Code: 59726

3rd Hants Collar Badge

A silver, (faded) gilt and enamel collar badge for an officer of the 3rd (militia) battalion of The Hampshire Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west). Churchill 1014 or Woods 1.37.

Note: Churchill states such collars, in silver and enamel, were worn for a short time after 1881.

Terence Woods, in his book on 'The Military Insignia of Hampshire and The Isle ...  read more

Code: 59725

Anodised Wilts Regt Collar Badges

A scarce pair of anodised aluminium collar badges for The Wiltshire Regiment, each with a single lug fastening. Churchill 1503.

Note: These are the short-lived Prince Philip (PP) cypher pattern - in 1954 Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, became colonel-in-chief of the regiment.  read more

Code: 59724

Welbeck College Collar Badges

A pair of bi-metal collar badges for The Welbeck College (Worksop, Nottinghamshire), each with a single, central, lug fastening. Churchill & Westlake 400.  read more

Code: 59722

Edwardian 4th Hussars Collar Badge

A rare, bi-metal, collar badge for The 4th Hussars, with two lug fastenings (east and west). As Churchill & Westlake 16.

Note: This is the version without the 'Mente Et Manu' scroll, which was added circa 1905 so it dates to circa 1902-05 only.  read more

Code: 59702