THR Officer's Glengarry Badge

A rare, silvered, glengarry badge for an officer of The Tower Hamlets Rifles with two lug fastenings (east and west).

From the Hugh King collection.  read more

Code: 60100

Oxford VTC Cap Badge

A scarce, bronzed, cap badge for The Oxfordshire Volunteer Regiment with a slider fastening. Both the badge and slider are marked for manufacturer Thomas Fattorini Bolton. KK1673.

Note: This unit was part of the WW1 Volunteer Training Corps movement.  read more

Code: 60085

Bristol RV Glengarry Badge

A rare, blackened brass, glengarry badge for The 1st Gloucestershire, City of Bristol, Rifle Volunteers with two lug fastenings (north and south). Brinson G46b.

Note: It looks like this badge has probably been re-blackened.  read more

Code: 60065

2VB E Surrey Glengarry Badge

A scarce, blackened brass, glengarry badge for the 2nd volunteer battalion of The East Surrey Regiment with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). HQ at Wimbledon.

Note: The https://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/regimental-badgtes/es/badges-east-surreys-3.html website suggests these badges were initially in blackened brass (after the 3rd Surrey Rifle Volunteers became the 2...  read more

Code: 60056

1st London Divisional Cyclists Cap Badge

A rare, brass, cap badge for The 1st/1st London Divisional Cyclist Company with a slider fastening. KK1873.

Note: Kipling & King states: "Formed in February 1916 for the 58th (London) Division. In May 1916, with 5th and 14th Cyclist companies, formed the 6th Corps Cyclist Battalion which was later the 6th Cyclist Battalion and a unit of The Army Cyclist Corps.  read more

Code: 60054

20th Middlesex RV Cap Badge

A scarce, brass, cap badge for The 20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (Artists Rifles) with a slider fastening. As KK2426.  read more

Code: 60029

CURV FS Cap Badge

A white metal field-service cap badge for The Cambridge University Rifle Volunteers, with two lug fastenings (east and west). Rawlings 380.

Note: An article by Nicholas Beswick in the May 2020 issue of The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society shows this badge (reference 8, p176-177) and dates it to c1892-97. Figure 4 shows this badge on the FSC.  read more

Code: 60026

RNF (Vols) Fur Cap Grenade

A white metal fur cap grenade for a volunteer battalion of The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers with two lug fastenings (north and south). As KK945.  read more

Code: 60013

5th VB Devons Cap Badge

A scarce, white metal, cap badge for the 5th volunteer battalion of The Devonshire Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west). HQ at Newton Abbot.

Note: The orb on the crown is bent over rather than absent.  read more

Code: 59999

'Jewish Pals' Cap Badge

A rare, brass, cap badge for the 38th-40th and 42nd battalions of The Royal Fusiliers (Jewish Pals) with a slider fastening. KK1145.

Note: While Kipling & King attributes this badge to these short-lived units, which were part of Kitchener's Army, others have identified this badge as used by The 1st Judeans just after WW1.  read more

Code: 59985