Military Collectables

Vintage The St John Ambulance Association Large Cap Badge

A large sized white metal cap or sleeve badge for the St John Ambulance Association, it is of a domed shape and carries a registration number to the front of 111905, this would date it to 1889 but I think that must be its inception date, it comes in good condition and a previous owner has scratched his name on the back ‘Smith’, it measures just under two inches in diameter.  read more

Code: 28727

WW2 Era The St John’s Ambulance Association Enamel Button Badge

A good example of a WW2 era enamelled button badge for the St John’s Ambulance Association, it is marked on the back ‘registered at St John’s gate London’, it comes in good condition with some light wear to the enamel on the edge and measures just over one inch in diameter.  read more

Code: 28726

Vintage Brass & Copper Bosun’s Whistle on Chain

Here is a vintage Boatswain's call, pipe or bosun's whistle, made from brass and copper with the Naval anchor to the ball, it comes on a brass chain and is in very good condition with mild signs of use.  read more

Code: 28724

Book.. Firearms Past and Present by Jaroslav Lugs

Issued in two volumes and written by Jaroslav Lugs, entitled ‘firearms past and present’ and subtitled ‘a complete review of firearms systems and their histories’. Printed in 1973 the two volumes cover the earliest matchlocks to post WW2 weapons. The two books are housed in a stiff card outer cover, they come in very good condition with the outer cover having wear and a split to one edge. Toget...  read more

Code: 28723

Vintage Civil Service Motoring Association Members Button Badge

Super quality white metal and blue enamel button badge for a member of the Civil Service motoring association, no makers mark and very good condition measuring .75 of an inch long.  read more

Code: 28721

Vintage Sterling Silver Dr Barnardo’s Young Helpers League Badge

Issued to the children of the ‘middle and upper classes’ who helped to fund raise on behalf of children of the ‘waif class’ (Dr Barnardo’s actual words) this example is marked on the back for Sterling silver with a makers mark and is decorated with blue enamel. It comes in very good condition with some light wear to the surface, it measures one inch long.  read more

Code: 28720

1930’s RAF Cap Badge.

A very good quality gilt brass badge with rounded king’s crown. It is in excellent condition still retaining most of its original gilt finish.
Ref. L21  read more

Code: 28718

Vintage Bronze St Andrew’s Ambulance Association Bronze Medallion

There is a comprehensive history for the association online but basically the St Andrew’s ambulance association was the first Scottish volunteer ambulance service founded in 1882, members must have been issued with this type of medallion which were individually numbered, this one being 693, as it comes in its packet of issue I can attribute it to a Mary A. Watson. The medallion comes in very go...  read more

Code: 28715

Death Plaque & Pair to Keynton Berks / Warwick Reg. 1st Day Casualty Amiens 1918.

A WW1 memorial Plaque, British war and victory medal all correctly named to 26547 Private William John Keynton 1/5th battalion Royal Warwickshire regiment; it comes with a few pages of research, the commonwealth war graves commision certificate, soldiers died in the Great War register and medal index card, so below is a brief account of this man’s service history.
William John Keynton wa...  read more

Code: 24253

Unusual WW1 Dated 1917 German Trench Art Shell Case

This is a most unusual WW1 trench art shell case for a number of reasons, firstly the base is made from steel, towards the end of the war brass was getting scarce so steel was used wherever possible, secondly the decoration on the outside has a central picture of a Medieval lady with full headdress (I am thinking possibly a saint) below this ‘Boilleux Somme’ I assumed the Boilleux was a place b...  read more

Code: 24436