RIR Officer's Pouch Badge

A scarce, silver/silvered, pouch badge for an officer of The Royal Irish Rifles with two screw fastenings (north and south).

Note: There appear to be hallmarks behind the Egypt honour, although I cannot make them out - Birmingham, 1932?  read more

Code: 62377

Finsbury Rifles Glengarry Badge

A scarce, blackened brass, glengarry badge for The 39th/21st (Finsbury) Middlesex Rifle Volunteers with two lug fastenings (east and west).

Note: The 39th Middlesex RVC (Finsbury Rifles) became the 21st Middlesex RVC in a general renumbering carried out in 1880.

This badge has been re-blackened.  read more

Code: 62376

Victorian HLI (Militia) Officer's WBC

A superb and rare, silver and gilt, waist-belt clasp for an officer of a militia battalion of The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) with its 'female' loop intact. As Bloomer 1, p55.

Note: The Assaye honour has been erased/the die 'hobbed'.  read more

Code: 62375

Skins Piper's Caubeen Badge

A cast, white metal, caubeen badge for a piper of The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers with three lug fastenings (north, east and west). Approximately 80mm high x 70mm wide.  read more

Code: 62374

Anodised R Alderney Militia Cap Badge

A scarce, anodised aluminium, cap badge for The Royal Alderney Militia, with two lug fastenings (east and west). Marsh AAP19.

Note: Chris Marsh, in his book on 'Anodised Aluminium: The 'No Bull' Cap Badge of The British Army', identifies this as an Army Cadet Force badge. His book shows an all-gold badge, while this is two colours - I'm not sure f the significance of this (any in...  read more

Code: 62373

S&NY Officer's Collar Badges

A nice pair of silver-plated and gilt collar badges for an officer of The Suffolk & Norfolk Yeomanry, each with two lug fastenings (east and west). Churchill & Westlake 126.  read more

Code: 62372

5th City of Manchester Shoulder Title

A scarce, bronzed, City/5/Manchester shoulder title for the 20th (5th City of Manchester) battalion of the Manchester Regiment (Manchester Pals, Kitchener's Army) with two lug fastenings (east and west). Worn c1914-19. W1319.  read more

Code: 62371

Glosters Officer's Glengarry Badge

A nice, silver and gilt, glengarry badge for an officer of The Gloucestershire Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west).

Note: A couple of the pins holding the centre in place are damaged/missing.  read more

Code: 62370

RE G5th OSD Cap Badge

A George 5th pattern, bronzed, officer's service dress cap badge for The Royal Engineers with two blade fastenings (east and west). As KK852/853.  read more

Code: 62368

Tyneside Scottish Glengarry Badge

A white metal, 'one foot on the tower' pattern, glengarry badge for the 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 29th Battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Scottish) with a pin fastening. KK2361 or Wood 450.

Note: These units were part of Kitchener's Army.

Colonel Denis Wood's book on The Fifth Fusiliers and its Badges describes this as the third pattern and dates...  read more

Code: 62367