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

Early RAF PT Instructors Brass Sleeve Badge.

This style of Physical Training Instructors badge was used from 1923 to 1949, however the later badges appeared in cloth. This example is in excellent condition.
Ref. L23  read more

Code: 28716

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

Vintage Institute of Hygiene Pin Badge – Gaunt

A good vintage Institute of Hygiene pin badge, marked to the back for Gaunt and numbered to the recipient M1130, it comes in very good condition measuring .75 of an inch long.  read more

Code: 28713

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

Gulf War Medal & Clasp & Medals to Snell Royal Navy.

1990/91 Gulf War medal with 16 Jan-28 Feb 1991 clasp awarded for the Liberation of Kuwait, correctly named to; AB (EW) M E J Snell D212369J RN.
There were only 3,942 Royal Navy recipients to the 16 Jan-28 Feb 1991 clasp, which was awarded for seven days continuous service between these dates in the designated Theatre of Operations. This clasp signifies service during the actual war.
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Code: 24202