Military Collectables

Scarce Davidson’s 1798 Nile Medal awarded to Petty Officers.

A rare medal which was a privately-issued in commemoration of the British victory at the Battle of the Nile, in 1798.
The medal was commissioned by Alexander Davison, whom Admiral Nelson had appointed the sole prize agent for the ships captured at the Battle of the Nile, he commissioned the medal from his profits.
Various grades were made, gold was presented to Nelson and...  read more

Code: 15166

WW2 Italian Insignia,

a good embroidered officers sleeve badge, gold embroidered silk onto a dark grey wool backing. It is still in very good condition, it is typically scruffy around the edge where it was taken from a uniform.  read more

Code: 15080

WW2 Miniature Medal Pair.

A nice contemporary pair of miniatures of the Defence and 1939-45 war medal, they are mounted court style and come in very good condition.  read more

Code: 15041

Amazing WW1 Trench Art Silhouette ‘Cards’

The word trench art has come to mean a whole host of different items usually made from the discarded shell casings of spent projectiles; here we have trench art in its truest form. Each leaf has been painstakingly picked out with a small needle leaving behind a silhouette of trench life on the front line during the Great War.
In this example we see French soldiers relaxing with a...  read more

Code: 14959

Amazing WW1 Trench Art Silhouette ‘Machine Gunner’

The word trench art has come to mean a whole host of different items usually made from the discarded shell casings of spent projectiles; here we have trench art in its truest form. Each leaf has been painstakingly picked out with a small needle leaving behind a silhouette of trench life on the front line during the Great War. This leaf is a little smaller than the rest, here the artist ...  read more

Code: 14957

WW2 Miniature Defence Medal.

A WW2 contemporary miniature medal, which is in excellent condition and on its original ribbon.
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Code: 14849

Superb WW1 Trio to Nurse Dodd, Served Egypt.

A wonderful WW1 1915 star trio all awarded to Nurse Dora Dodd of the Voluntary Aid Detachment.
Dora Dodd served with the Red Cross VAD in Egypt from 11th September 1915, Egypt was hard place for voluntary nurses to start during the war, most likely she was posted to the 15th general hospital in Alexandria, this was the largest hospital and more likely to take probationary nurses....  read more

Code: 14839

1950’s Enamel Civil Defence Instructor Badge,

a great little queens crown badge that comes in perfect condition.

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Code: 14803

US Army 86th Infantry Cloth Patch,

good quality WW2 badge for the ‘Black Hawk’ division, which is as new and unused.  read more

Code: 14788

WW2 Era Air Ground Assault Paratroopers Badge.

A beautiful quality badge that was issued to Luftwaffe personnel in recognition of combat action in the front lines on the ground, as opposed to action in the air.

The criteria for earning the award consisted of being engaged in combat for a minimum of 3 days, actions could include defending an air base, launching assaults on enemy positions etc.
This one is in pe...  read more

Code: 14360