Military Collectables

Canadian Royal Armoured Corps Cap Badge.

A gilt metal badge with Queens crown worn by the CRAC from 1954. It comes in near perfect condition with just a little use.
Ref. F11
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Code: 26060

Inter War Era Sterling Silver Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Sweetheart Brooch

A super quality sweetheart bar brooch for the Beds and Herts regiment, it is marked sterling on the back and is decorated with blue enamel, this style of badge was used just after the great War through to WW2, it comes in very good condition and measures just over 1.75 inches long.  read more

Code: 26057

WW2 Defence Medal in Named Box of Issue from Salford.

An untouched WW2 Defence medal in named box of issue. it is named to; Mr J. W. Shearing. 12 Clement Street, Salford. Lancs. The medal has never been out of the box and is still in its wax paper packet with a full length of ribbon and issue slip.
Probably Mr Shearing was a member of the Home Guard or Civil defence during time of war. a cracking example.
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Code: 26055

Large WW1 General Service Brass Button Sweetheart Brooch

Its hard to put a date on this piece it may be as early as WW1 but is more likely WW2 era in date, constructed from one large and two small highly shined general service buttons, the large button is marked on the back fro Sutton of Birmingham, one small one is Smith and Wright of Birmingham and the other is unmarked. A good chunky brass pin holds them together and they are in super condition, i...  read more

Code: 26054

Superb WW1 Hallmarked Silver Gilt Army Service Corps Sweetheart Brooch

This is a super quality sweetheart brooch for the Army Service Corps, it has a full set of hallmarks on the back for Birmingham 1915 with a makers mark of W.J.D. the front has been enamelled and gilded, an expensive gift in its day, it comes in very good condition and measures 1.25 inches in diameter.  read more

Code: 26053

Two WW2 Era National Savings Badges – one Ten Year Service by Fattorini

First instituted in 1916 to raise funds for the war effort the National Savings movement continued into the 1970’s, these two badges date from the WW2 and later era, made from brass and enamel one has a ten year service bar, both were made by Fattorini & Sons of Birmingham and both come in very good condition, they measure (minus the bar) one inch long.  read more

Code: 26049

French 1874 Pattern Gras Bayonet

A very good example of this 19th century French bayonet which was originally made for the French Model 1874 Gras Infantry Rifle, manufactured from 1874 to about 1885
It has a solid brass pommel with push-button latching mechanism. the grips are wood and the cross guard is steel with a muzzle ring and hooked quillon, which is numbered and stamped with proof marks. This is all in very good...  read more

Code: 26020

WW2 Canadian Princess Louise Dragoon Guards Cap Badge.

The gilt brass cap badge used until the 1950’s. this one is in very good order but a little of its original gilt is missing, apart from that, it shows very little wear.

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Code: 26017

Early 19th Century Print of the Battle of Camperdown 1797.

An original hand coloured print circa 1800 of Admiral Duncan’s victory over the Dutch fleet in 1797.
The Battle of Camperdown (known in Dutch as the Zeeslag bij Kamperduin) was a major naval action fought on 11 October 1797, between the British North Sea Fleet under Admiral Adam Duncan and a Batavian Naval fleet under Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter. The battle was the most significant action...  read more

Code: 26015

Copy Miniature Waterloo Medal

This is a good quality copy miniature Waterloo medal, the original medal was issued in 1815, comes in very good unused condition.  read more

Code: 26011