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WW2 British Army Territorial Efficiency Decoration medal, dated 1942 in case of issue. GRI Medal in almost mint condition, engraved dated 1942 to reverse, retaining integral TERRITORIAL ribband bar with pin, in Royal Mint leatherette case of issue.

WW2 German Army paratrooper qualification badge. Being of the mid war zinc variety, most likely made by C.E. Junker of Berlin (not marked), with remains of gilt wash to wreath & eagle, as well as silver frosting wash to central eagle. The pin has been period replaced (pre 1945), most likely a Foster & Barth repair. The badge is a good wartime piece, being one which a pre war Army paratrooper would have purchased in order to wear, most notably to distinguish himself apart from the much more common Luftwaffe qualified paratroopers. Measures 54mm x 41mm, weighing 31g. Badge comes with a C.O.A. from Craig Gottlieb, as purchased in 2008. Rare.

WW2 German Army panzer assault badge in silver by A.D. Schwerdt, Stuttgart.Two piece die struck, dull finish & sharp details to face, reverse with round base pin hinge, with makers trademark stamp above round base catch.

A NUMBER OF GERMAN WWII 3RD REICH MILITARY BADGES AND PAPERWORK, comprising of soldiers 'Soldbuch' 2 x 'Besitzzeugnis Award' documents and a further award wound document, post WWII safe passage document believed to have been issued for German soldiers in Berlin, German Army Wound badge (black) Wehrmakt stick pin, NSDAP enamel badge marked M1/129 on reverse, three day badges (tinnies),1936 white enamel Olympics pin badge and a small glazed frame containing a German cloth chest Eagle and War Merit Cross medal (parcel)

A SUPERB AND ALMOST TOTALLY UNIQUE GROUP OF NINE MEDALS, awarded to a member of the '22 Special Air Service Regiment' (S.A.S.) & 1st Btn Parachute Regiment, the recipient served his country in various theatres/conflicts and actions in the 1960's and after leaving the British Army continued to see Military Service & action in various Continents throughout the World, the group which is court mounted consists...(L to R) ERII General Service Medal 1918-1962, three bars, Borneo, South Arabia, Cyprus 1963-64, correctly named to 23782640 Trooper (TPR) P McAleese, S.A.S, United Nations Medal (UNICYP) Cyprus, Zimbabwe Independence medal, engraved 08233 on reverse, Rhodesia General Service medal named 728200 Cpl P. Mcleese, South Africa Pro Patria medal, (South African Defence Force), engraved 122596 on reverse, Southern Africa medal, 1987, engraved 003329 on reverse, South African General Service medal, engraved 059962 on reverse, Jasa-Malaysia (Malaysian Service medal) 1968-69 Emergency, Rhodesian Independance medal, 11.11.65-11.12.79,***the recipient states he was awarded the Cyprus Bar later and it was attached via a steel rod*** Peter McAleese was born 7th September 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland, near to the famous 'Barlinnie Prison', he would go on to enlist in the Parachute Regiment in Aberdeen at the age of 17 years, after basic training he was to become a member of the 1st Btns Mortar Platoon, he served with the Platoon until1962, whereafter due to completing the legendry selection course he became a member of the 22 Reg't S.A.S, he joined 'D' Sqdn and went to train with US Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, being one of the first SAS Troopers to complete H.A.L.O. Parachute Training with the US Green Berets. He would see action, firstly in the Aden Crisis On a 16 man night patrol, (his enemy were the Arab Tribesman of the National Liberation Front), they came across a goatherd, after being called up to translate, this happened! (extract from No Mean Soldier by P McAleese..)'We assumed everything was going according to plan, and moved on carefully, the moon was not yet up and it was so dark in the narrow wadi I could only just see the rock walls rearing up beside us, five minutes later Dave Haley(Sgt) whispered 'Pete come up' there's some more chappies down here! I padded up to Dave, to speak to them and made out the dark shapes of a group of shepherds lying on the ground ahead, just as i started to speak, I saw one of them shift on his side, it was probably the way he moved which warned me and I thought this is never right, the Arab shot Dave Haley full in the chest, he should have shot me as I was the closest, but I was standing to one side......Dave collapsed badly wounded and I shot the Arab six times, then all hell broke loose. 'McAleese would later serve again in Aden and would become one of the first Parachute Reg't/SAS members to free-fall parachute into a 'hot zone' with Operation Snowgoose 'Radfan Emergency', McAleese served in Bahrain and Cyprus and served in Borneo with the SAS 16th Air troop (D Sqdn) being involved in the gruesome 'Jungle Warfare' of that conflict. It would be fair to say that when McAleese left the British Army in 1969 he had already seen plenty of action with the Regiment. He worked in the lucrative Industry of the North Sea Oil Rigs, but once a soldier, always a soldier and in 1975, this was all to change with a new career as a 'mercenary' fighting in the Angolan Civil War, fighting on behalf of the National Liberation Front of Angola, even assuming Command of the Formation after the Capture of 'Costas Georgiou'. In early 1977 he went to Rhodesia, where he enlisted with the Rhodesian Special Air Service Regiment, being assigned to A Sqdn, with the rank of a Non-Commissioned Officer, later in 1979 he joined the British South Africa S Police 'Special Branch' operating in South Rhodesia and after the fall of Rhodesia in 1980 he enlisted with the South Africa Defence Forces 44, Parachute Brigade, in which he served as Colour Sgt. In the early 80's he was instrumental in the creation of a new Pathfinder Reconnaissance unit, and served in the South Africa Border War, in the mid 1980's McAleese set up home in Pretoria and became employed with the COIN Security group, a Military/Police private contractor based in South Africa. He would go on to be severely injured in a near-fatal Parachute Display jump and would return to the UK. At the end of the 1980's he spent two years working for Government forces in the Columbian Drug Wars conflict, being involved in a covert Operation to locate and 'deal with' Pablo Escobar, he also went onto work in Moscow, Russia, as a Bodyguard Training Instructor and also undertook Security work in Algeria and later Iraq for several years, the recipient also ran a Public House in Birmingham, 'The Gunmakers Arms'. Peter McAleese was once quoted....'I'm just an ordinary person, who happened to find himself doing extraordinary things' and there is no doubt that this group represents a unique insight to the 'tough' world of being a professional soldier and its combination of awards is almost unique, the recipient not only served his country with 'distinction but led a very colouful military career throughout...the lot also consists of the following... Recipients Official issue Sand coloured SAS Beret, with cloth badge, South African Parachute Regiment Beret, Recipients official British Army Dog Tag, together with Rhodesian & South African Dogs Tags, Note: British Army Blood group was wrong), a large wooden SAS plaque obtained by the recipient at auction due to its provenance from a contact at 22 S.A.S. HQ, Hereford, a large ceramic tile plaque, hand made and painted by staff in Algeria during his time completing Security work etc, a hardback copy of 'No mean Soldier' by Peter McAleese, various frames containing cloth and metal insignia Parachute/SAS related, wall plaques SAS related, some hand made, stand with AK47 bayonet attached, presented to recipient by SA CP Team Algiers 2002, glazed certificates, US Airborne, South African Parachute Regiment, photo of recipient completing HALO jump over Rhodesia, South African ID/Driving licence etc, certificate of Service Rhodesian Army, boxed pewter SAS crest and weapon, horse brass letter opener, small pin badge & Bolo tie, US Special forces (parcel)

WW2 British 15ct gold Royal Warwickshire Regiment tie pin, approx 3.3gms; a 9ct white gold Queens Crown ERII Royal Army Service Corps sweetheart badge, approx 8gms; enameled Red Cross & St John Central Hospital Supply Service badge by JR Gaunt,  enamel Daisy flower badge in hallmarked Silver, V for Victory stylized brooch, Red Cross pin.

A collection of WW1/WW2 Silver Sweetheart badges to include Royal Navy x 2, RAC (pin missing) RAMC, RAF, WW1 French souvenir key badges, Post war Army Cadet Force Swagger stick top. (8)

Army of India Medal with Ava Clasp named to S Thornton, Commr. RN. Complete with original ribbon and pin. Samuel Thornton, 1797 -  1859 was the son of an MP and later rose to the rank of Admiral. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Biography/Thornton,_Samuel His son later wrote a book about him entitled "Some things we have remembered".

WW2 Third Reich Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen. West Wall Medal. Early Tombak example. Complete with original ribbon, an Army field grey backed pin back ribbon bar and paper packet of issue marked "Julius Maurer, Oberstein"

WW1 Royal Flying Corps and early RAF interest. An outstanding group to 13412 Lt Stuart Leslie consisting of Army Book 425 Pilots Flying Log Book, first entry 29/11/17, final entry 24/10/18, posted to No 4 Squadron on 3/5/18 and saw active service until 24th October 1918 with over 260 hours total flying time both as a Pilot and Observer. The log entries are detailed and include such items as crash landings, number of rounds fired from the Lewis gun, number of bombs dropped, actions with enemy aircraft, anti aircraft fire, photos taken, etc. Also included are his Soldiers Small book dated with enlistment date of 30/10/15 at the age of 22 years. Next of Kin listed as Father, Henry Cliftonville Leslie: RFC Training Transfer Card with posting date 17/11/17, aircraft types flown, DH6, BE2e, RE8, BE2c, BE12. Hours flown since graduation 10.5 on the RE8.: Booklet "Questions and Answers on the Practical Application of SS 131 for Pilots & Observers, RAF. 2nd Wing RAF", named in pencil to front cover: Form from Artillery & Infantry Co-Operation School, Pilots School with marks on Artillery Co-Operation etc for a 14 day course: Form from the Artillery & Inf Co-Operation school stating on transfer no Clothing statement received from No 69 TS: dated 28/4/18: Three sheets of Foolscap size Standing Orders issued at No 5 School of Military Aeronautics, RFC, Denham Bucks, Sept 1917:  A card bound cover loose Lecture book containing all his notes with drawings detailing, aircraft rigging, engines, Ariel observations, Map reading, Instruments, Bombs etc:  "A" Form Messages & Signals dated 31/101918 telling him and two other officers to proceed to Armentieres Station signed "Good Bye and best wishes": 9 small rolls of gun camera photographs which are dated 24/7/18 or 25/7/18 and additionally marked Lt Leslie, each showing 4 frames of images, these dates are covered in his log book where it mentions "Camera Gun" on July 24th 1918 and on July 26th 1918: A pair of screen printed aircraft pennants wrapped in brown paper, one a Union Flag measuring 22cm x 12cm complete with tie strings which shows evidence of use and a RAF "Duster" pennant 23cm x 11.5cm: RFC Bronze Sweetheart badge, solid back,  pin missing, converted from a collar dog maker marked "JR Gaunt, London": 3 RFC Officers Bronze collar dogs, all unmarked: Wire Bullion Miniature Mess Dress RFC Pilots wings measuring 7.5cm: Pair of RFC Pilots Wings cut from uniform with tunic material remaining, approx 11cm across: A pair of RFC Pilots wings uniform removed, approx 11cm across: A pair of RAF Pilots wings in padded form, uniform removed with threads remaining approx 10cm across: A pair of RAF Pilots wings in padded form uniform removed approx 10cm across: Early RAF cuff rank insignia eagle and metal wound stripe, uniform cut off removed: Single cloth Wound Stripe in wire bullion, uniform cut off removed: Single rank shoulder strap shows evidence of promotion from Lt to Captain as pip differs slightly in style, uniform cut off removed, press stud to underside: Small 31mm gilt RAF eagle with twin prongs to reverse maker marked "Lambourne & Co, Birmingham": Metal Wound Stripe with backing plate: Cloth ribbon bar with War Medal & Victory Medal ribbons and another the same but pin backed: 4 heavy card map boards for use in the aircraft with maps pasted to them showing the Front Lines, Hostile Battery Positions, named to him: A single sided cardboard map board showing Light Railways in Corps area 1918: Six other folding maps showing Belgium and France. Photo of Stuart Leslie in the family home, postcards, pre war German business cards, his Father's 1915 driving licence, etc. All contained within a wooden Teachers Whisky box. Background info: Stuart Leslie was born in Finchley, North London on 19th May 1893 to Henry Leslie and his wife Madeline Nora. He had three younger sisters. In 1911 he was listed in the census as being aged 18 and an "Apprentice, Trimmings, Haberdashery". After the Great War he returned to the family home "Cliftonville", Woodhouse Road, Finchley N12 and to the business. In 1939 he was living with his Mother and two sisters still at the family home and listed as being "Manager Straw and Felt Merchant". He never married and died in 1950. 

A SMALL COLLECTION OF VARIOUS GERMAN MEDALS ETC. to include War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords and ribbon, War Merit Cross without swords, 1941/42 Eastern Front Medal with ribbon, a 1938 Nazi Party Day pin badge, a Wehrmacht Army 4-year long service award, a World War One medal ribbon bar and two Picklehaube Helmet Cockades (Prussia etc.)

WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS General Assault Combat Badge, silver grade example with the original pin fitting but the catch is now absent.

German Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault Combat Badge, silver grade example with “WH” makers mark to the reverse. Complete with pin and catch fixing to the reverse. We believe this badge to be a excellent quality post war representation, sold as such and as viewed.

German Army / Waffen-SS 25 Engagements Panzer Assault Combat Badge by JFS, silver grade example with “25” to lower box. Complete with its original pin and catch fixing. We believe this badge to be an excellent quality post war representation, sold as such and as viewed.

*Ruger Old Army Axis Pin [LQD123]

Indian Army. 5th Mahratta Light Infantry regimental bar brooch or tiepin.Indian made yellow metal crowned strung bugle, ‘5’ between the cords, resting on tri-part title scroll. The ‘5’ and scroll ornamented with green enamel. Mounted on slender yellow metal bar, complete with brooch pin and hook with safety device. GC

German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen SS Tank/Panzer Assault Badge.A good die-cast silvered zinc example. Approaching Panzer within an oval oakleaf wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Vertical round pin and hook to reverse . Finish now dull otherwise VGC. Instituted 20th December 1939.

German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen SS General Assault Badge.A good die-cast zinc example with vertical needle pin. Rifle and bayonet superimposed on oval oak wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. VGC Instituted 1st June, 1940.

German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault breast badge by Metal und Kunststoff, Gablonz.A good die-cast example. Rifle with fixed bayonet superimposed on oval oak wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Vertical round pin with ball hinge and hook fitting to the reverse with maker’s mark ‘M.K.1.”. Traces of original finish only. GC Designed by Junker of Berlin and instituted 20th December 1939.

German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen SS Tank/Panzer Assault Badge by Assmann.A good die-cast silvered zinc example. Approaching Panzer within an oval oakleaf wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Reverse retains vertical round pin and hook, with countersunk round fixings. Retains most original finish. VGC Instituted 20th December 1939.

German Third Reich U Boat badge etcU- Boat badge lacking finish but with fittings ... 2nd pattern Army Marksman’s lanyard plaque complete with all four pins ... eagle and swastika superimposed on oval oak wreath stick pin ... Iron Cross 1914 2nd class. (4 items)

British Army Territorial Decoration GVIR 1951A 1951 dated example, retaining “Territorial” Bar with pin fitting. Contained in original Royal Mint case of issue. GC

WW1 / WW2 Land Army Themed Home Front Lapel Badges.Including: Voluntary Land Club. ... Board of Agriculture Land Worker. ... Similar Women’s Branch (Pin absent). ... Women’s Land Army. ... NZ Women’s Land Service. (5 items).

Early 5th century AD. A substantial gold Keller type 6 crossbow brooch, decorated with seven red garnets; with hollow pentagonal-section crossbar, three eight-sided finials, openwork scrolled plaques flanking the deep kidney-shaped section bow, tubular footplate with openwork scooped edges; hinged pin and V-section catchplate to the reverse closed with a mounting in red garnet; the bow ornamented with three mountings of garnets on each side in cloisonné style, and decorated for all its length on the central rib by an imitation-pearl pattern, also visible on the beaded collars of the three eight-sided finials; original pin still in place. See Brunšmid, V., Kameni Spomenici Hrvatskoga Narodnoga Muzeja u Zagrebu (Gravestone monuments in the National Croatian Museum of Zagreb), in Vjesnik Hrvatskoga Arheoloskoga drustva, X, 1910; Levi Pisetzky, R.,Storia del costume in Italia, 5 voll., Milano, 1964-1969; Keller, E., Die Spätrömische Grabfunde in Südbayern, Munchener Beitrage zur Vor-und Frühgeschichte 14, Munchen, 1971; Arrhenius, B., Merovingian Garnet Jewellery, Göteborg, 1985; Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 507 for type; Beck, H. et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.114 (2), 115(7); Schach Dörges, H. Züsammengespulte und vermengte Menschen’ in Archäeologischen Landesmuseum Baden-Wurttemberg, Die Alamannen Stuttgart, 2001, pp.79-102; Martin, M., Alamannen in Römische Heer’in Archäeologischen Landesmuseum Baden-Wurttemberg, Die Alamannen Stuttgart, 2001, pp.119-124; Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, 2 volumes, Oxford, 2011; the item can be dated at the 5th century for analogies with similar brooches (Keller type 6, 1971, p.53), like three samples published by Mackreth (2011, cat.3.6, pl.142); these fibulae show a development on earlier types, consisting of a pin secured by another means to ensure that the brooch could not fall or be pulled off without considerable force; Mackreth references a gold specimen from the Moray Firth. The brooch is of remarkable quality and technical accomplishment, both in its manufacture and in the working of the gems. This kind of fibula, well known as a 'crossbow brooch', was used by the Roman army from the last quarter of the third century until the sixth century AD. It was a signifier of military status, and simpler specimens in bronze are often found in the graves of soldiers from the 4th and 5th century AD. More precious specimens, in gold or gilt, such as this example, were reserved for officers. 38.33 grams, 80mm (3"). Property of a Spanish collector; acquired from an old Spanish collection, 2008; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato. The brooch is of remarkable quality and technical accomplishment, both in its manufacture and in the cutting of the gemstones into angular pyramidal forms. This kind of fibula, well know as a 'crossbow brooch', was in use within the Roman army from the last quarter of the third century until the sixth century AD. It was an attribute of military status and simpler specimens in bronze are often found in the graves of soldiers of the 4th and 5th century AD. More precious specimens, in gold or gilded, such as this example were reserved for officers. Very fine condition. Rare.

A Third Reich Army Close Combat clasp in bronze, with mark of Friedrick Linden, and with ribbed flat pin. GC, in a fitted velvet lined case

The South Africa Campaign Medal 1877-79, with bar 1879 to 135. PTE J.FOSTER. 57 th FOOT, an Army Temperance Medal, detailed Watch and Be Sober and a Middlesex Regiment cap badge, fitted with a safety pin to the back, (3).

A rare original WWII Second World War Third Reich Nazi German Army Sturmabteilung ( SA ) nickel silver cap badge. Usual form, with RZM No.23 to reverse. Along with a scarce original SA lapel pin - the pin body decorated with a rope twist effect. Rare period SA German items. 

A rare original WWI First World War c1918 British Army Mills Bomb rifle hand grenade. No 36M - originally and specifically designed for use in Mesopotamia (some small fragments of original Shellac coating is still present) Makers marks plug for ESN&S, and dated for 1918. Ribbed design, in usual form. Complete example with pin and catch still present. Inert and ex-display item. A rare early Mill's Bomb grenade.

A rare original WWI First World War c1915 British Army Mills Bomb hand grenade. Mk1, No.23. Makers marks to brass plug for Elmbank, Glasgow. Ribbed design, in usual form. Complete example with pin and catch still present. Inert and ex-display item. A rare early Mill's Bomb grenade. 

Four cased medals (3 school sports and 1 army rifle competition), a George V Special Constabulary Long Service Medal to 'DEP. CHIEF S.C. D'OYLEY S. RANSOM', three badges of the Sherwood Foresters and a cased Royal Artillery tie-pin. The rifle shooting medal with the reverse stamped '2ND NOTTS. RV. BEST SHOT OF 20 YEARS SERVICE', two of the sports medals from Down House - '1926 Junior Running Dive'  and '1927 Football Sixes' and the third unengraved silver).

British Army 96th Regiment of Foot Glengarry badge together with pin back badges for the Army Interpreters, Norfolk Yeomanry etc

Twelve New Zealand Army WWI New Zealand Expeditionary Force metal hat and collar badges including an enamelled pin badge, two marked Gaunt London

British Army Scots Guards officer's service dress cap badge with enamel centre, together with a similar pin back example

Royal Army Service Corps 9ct gold and enamel pin back badge, stamped 9 carat to reverse

British Army 21 SAS metal hat badge together with an ATS hat badge, CMR shoulder title and a pin back badge in the shape of a crown marked sterling silver to reverse

Four British Army Rifle Brigade metal hat badges including an enamelled pin back example

A WWII British Army tin helmet, two British Army berets, one with cap badge , a chauffeur's black hat, a Tyrolean hat adorned with numerous badges to include 'Norton Motorcycle' badge, 'RAC', 'Le Mans', 'Manx Grand Prix Races Diamond Jubilee 1983', '1967 TT Races Isle of Man' etc, a pin board with medals and bars from various years, dating from 1942 through to late 1970s, awarded for safe driving, various other driving-related badges and awards, a military Argyle and Sutherland trumpet, quantity of collector's badges, a framed and glazed photograph of Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee 2012 and four replica commemorative medals, 1953 Coronation Medal, 1977 Silver Jubilee Medal, 2002 Golden Jubilee Medal and 2012 Diamond Jubilee medal, a book 'The War Volume I' documenting the progress of WWII 1939-45 with pull-out map of 'War Map of the Western Front Supplement to the Great War Number I 27th October 1939', a framed photograph of British aircraft with hand-written note 'To H. J. Glover with many thanks and best wishes, James Stewart' and documentation hand-written to the back 'Lily and Hartley Glover met James Stewart in London on his 68th birthday' and a framed and glazed photograph of A. Harris at his home in Goering etc.

Selection of Great War Veterans Associations Enamel Badges, including Reunion Association Salonika 1915-18; sterling silver and enamel Royal Artillery Prisoners of War pin back badge; brass and enamel Fifth Army Old Comrades Association lapel badge; brass and enamel 1914 allies friendship lapel badge; brass and enamel Old Comrades Association; brass and enamel 16th & 5th Lancers old comrades association; large brass and enamel Comrades of the Great War with lapel fitting; small type brass and enamel Comrades of the Great War with lapel fitting; brass and enamel Officers and Men Club 1914-1918; Great War Allied Victory brass and enamel brooch; brass and enamel Scottish Naval and Military Veterans 1911 brooch badge; brass and enamel badge “THE ALLIES 1914”; gilt and enamel JOFFRE FRENCH pendant brooch; generally all in good condition. (13 items)

Indian Army 72nd Punjabis Officer’s cap badge circa 1903-22. Well cast native silver peacock resting upon a scroll “72ND PUNJABIS. Brooch pin GC

11th (Lonsdale) Bn Border Regiment 1914 London hallmarked silver cap badge. Fine rare die-stamped crest of the Earl of Lonsdale on scrolls “ELEVENTH BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT”. Hallmarks to top of wing on reverse. Sebastian Garrard Original loop and blade fitting replaced woth brooch pin VGC 11th (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale), a Kitchener’s Army unit raised 1914.

Indian Army. 108th Infantry Officer’s 1918 Birmingham hallmarked silver field service cap badge. Fine die-cast rising sun on “INFANTRY” scroll ;‘108’ to centre; J.R. Gaunt London Original stout brooch pin VGC 108th Bombay Infantry dropped title “Bombay” in 1903. Became 3rd Bn. Bombay Grenadiers in 1922. Disbanded 1930.

Indian Army. 1st Madras Pioneers pagri badge Die-stamped British made brass elephant on “Assaye” tablet atop honour circlet on title scroll; ‘1’ to voided centre. Stout pagri pin VGC

Indian Army. 9th Jat Regiment post 1922 pagri badge. Good locally made white metal large ‘IX’. Stout pagri pin GC

Indian Army. 86th Carnatic Infantry cap badge circa 1903-22. Die-stamped crowned star circlet inscribed “CARNATIC INFANTRY” with ‘86’ to centre. (Cox 2505A) Replacement brooch pin GC Became 10th Bn. 3rd Madras Regiment in 1922 but disbanded in 1926

Indian Army. 10th Nagpur UTC scarce cap badge. Die-stamped brass stag on silvered title scroll. Brooch pin GC

Army Service Corps dress buttons and pin (one button missing)

A Primrose League gilt and enamel pin badge, the central P on a flower, surrounded by motto, with crowned red and white enamel backing, together with a gold Fusilier stick pin, the fuse engraved with the letter 'V, plus two Royal Army Medical Corps cap badges, a Devonshire Regiment cap badge and a RFC example (parcel)

A Third Reich Army Close Combat clasp, in gold. This appears to be the special pattern with central rivet, top hook and flat bent pin, as described by Beadle in “German Combat Awards 1939-1945”. GC

An historically interesting walking cane, having a natural oryx horn shaft and a carved wood detachable top, with pin release, the silver cartouche inscribed Cap't FW De Guingand, a British army officer who served with Montgomery from El Alamein to the surrender of the Wehrmacht in the west, 81 cm See illustration

Small collection of Military badges and crests of various regiments including West Yorkshire, Intelligence Corp, Royal Army Medical Corp, The West Riding, Australian Commonwealth Military Forces etc; also brass pin badges, NAAFI tokens, a silver photograph frame and vintage Prince Albert tobacco tin

Maritime Metalware Group pin badge 'TSS North Star 151 Boat No.9' the North Star was converted to an army merchant cruiser and was involved in the D-Day landing carrying troops to Utah beach, Ashtray CS Faraday 1874-1923, Ashtray SS Royal Archer Cruise 9th July 1935 sunk January 1940 by a mine in the Firth of Forth, Ashtray SS Baradine, Ashtray Stone Sailing Club and Souvenir bowl 'Souvenir of the Voyage of Lamport & Holts SS Byron (6)

Late 2nd-early 3rd century AD. A Roman bronze sport helmet of 'Pfrondorf Type' (type F of the Robinson classification of Roman cavalry Sport Helmets, Robinson, 1975, pls.367-375, pp. 126-127), with female features, possibly representing a gorgon (Medusa), comprising a two-part helmet with a back plate, the face piece originally with a removable inner mask; the skull embossed with stylised representations of hair along the sides and collected at the lower centre of the back to a chignon, the centre decorated by a blue enamel stone; on the upper part of the skull a two-headed snake, whose wide body is decorated with scales chiselled on the surface, long neck protruding on the two sides of the skull until the brow; the edge of the skull is decorated by punched triangles and a line representing the crown of the hair around the face; a small flat neck guard; a hinge is fastened through a pin the skull to the mask allowing it to be raised; the T-opening for the face was not always present in this type of helmet. See Robinson, R., The Armour of Imperial Rome, New York, 1975; Garbsch, J., Römische Paraderustüngen, München, 1979; Born, H.,Junkelmann M., Römische Kampf-und Turnierrüstungen, Band VI, Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Mainz,1997; D'Amato R., A.Negin, Decorated Roman Armour, London, 2017; D'Amato R., A.Negin, Roman Heavy Cavalry (1), Cataphractarii and Clibanarii, 1st century BC-5th century AD, Oxford, 2018; this mask helmet belongs to the category of Roman Mask Helmets employed in the sportive games, acting also as military training, of the so called Hyppika Gymnasia described by Arrian of Nicomedia in his Taktika, written down during the age of the Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD), however, these kind of very simplified masks were often used in battle as well, especially by the heavy cavalry of the catafractarii (D'Amato-Negin, 2018, p.30,36,38-40), the distinguishing features of this type of masked helmet, diffused in the Roman Army since the Late Antonine Age (second half of second century AD) is the removable central area of the mask covering eyes, nose and mouth and the division of the helmet in two parts on the line of the ears; the Pfrondorf specimen (Garbsch,1979, pl.26; Born-Junkelmann,1997, p.50; D'Amato-Negin, 2017, fig.168 a-b), in Stuttgart Museum, which gives the name to the typology, is the most complete and known of such specimens; three parts helmets are known from Danubian sites, like Ostrov (Romania, Robinson, 1975, pls. 370-373; Garbsch, 1979, pl.27), from the German Limes (Oberflorshtadt, Robinson, 1975, fig.129, p.108, D'Amato-Negin, 2017, fig.172c, p.169) and a magnificent specimen, preserved only in the skull, from the collection Axel Guttmann is kept at the Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (D'Amato-Negin, 2017, fig.172a, p.169); a further splendid specimen, the mask only preserved, is kept in a large private European collection (D'Amato-Negin, 2017, fig.180, p.177"). 2.1 kg total including stand, 27cm (10 1/2"). From an important East Anglian collection of arms and armour; formerly in a Dutch private collection since the 1990s; previously in a Swiss family collection since before 1980; accompanied by a metallurgic analytical report, written by metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, report number 144723/HM1364; and an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 144723-10011. This type of helmet is very rare in such fine condition. Helmets with a facial cut-out have often the female characteristic of Medusa, considering the psychological impact that this creature, with the power to transform men to stone. The apotropaic character of such divinity, inspiring terror on the enemies and confidence to the wearer, was part of the interpenetration of the divine world inside the human world, considered essential for the men who risked their life daily, who needed to feel the protection of the divine beings on the battlefield, or in the travel to the underworld. The main problem of these helmets with face attachment and three-part cutout for eyes, nose and mouth, is the question of the presence of the inner mask. Separate inner masks in bronze are known, some of them silvered (Robinson, 1975, pl.374, p.127, from Stadtpark Mainz), or with slender brows and finely pierced rings in the eye-opening (Robinson, 1975, pl.37,5 p.127, from Weisenberg"). There is no way of ascertaining whether or not our specimen was equipped with an inner mask, though it would appear to be quite possible that it was not, as there are no traces of holes in the point where, in the mask helmets of this typology, the turning pin for the attachment of the mask is usually visible. This suggest that our mask was conceived and used for a more practical use on the battlefield, without excluding its possible employment for the tournaments and the Hyppika Gymnasia. Very fine condition, some restoration. Extremely rare in this condition.

A collection of x16 vintage British Army military uniform cap badges - all relating to Territorial / Volunteer regiments. Includes badges for: Sherwood Foresters (The Robin Hoods), 2nd Volunteer Battalion Norfolk Regiment, 2nd Volunteer Btn Manchester Regiment, Brecknockshire, 1st Vol Btn Dorsetshire Regiment, Essex Regiment and others. Many with makers marks to sliders, some with pin-and-lug backs. Great collection. Note: from an incredible large private collection of military cap badges - the majority of which are genuine period examples. Some restrikes and replicas will be present, and buyers are reminded to satisfy themselves as to individual lots prior to bidding, irrespective of description.

A Third Reich Army Close Combat clasp in bronze, the back marked “Fec. W.E. Peekhaus. Berlin” and “FLL” in 3 circles (Friedrich Linden), the centre plate secured by 4 indentations, with flat pin. GC

A good post WWI German Commemorative Naval Airship crew badge, of solid silver construction with green enamel or lacquered wreath, the back stamped “C.E. Juncker, Berlin” and “925” silver marks, with original half round pin. GC (tarnished). During WW1 German Army and Naval airship crew had no distinctive qualification badges. The commemorative flight badges for Army and Navy airship crew were authorised for issue in August 1920. Plate 4

WW1 & WW2 British badges to include On War Service 1916 x 2, Ministry of Munitions Women Police Service fitted with brooch pin, Midland Railway Railway Service lapel badge, South Africa Peace Medallion 1902, Italian War Medal (no ribbon) and a selection of cap badges, some restrikes. Plus a selection of British medal ribbons and a WW2 British Army Medal entitlement slip.

A collection of sweetheart brooches, comprising; Royal Artillery, enamelled crown and scrolls, gun carriage with rotating wheel set with white stones, stamped '18'; A fine Royal Artillery, with enamelled scrolls; gun, crown and ground set with white stones; white metal, stamped 'ENGLAND'; Four Naval: one with crowned fouled anchor within a wreath, enamelled and stamped '9ct' and 'P.P.Ld', engraved 'M.C. BILTON 33284 W.R.N.S.'; another of similar form, enamelled and stamped '9ct'; another similar but with vertical pin instead of bar; and a bar brooch with Naval crown stamped '9ct'; Six corps: Intelligence Corps and Army Pay Corps, with chased details and stamped '9CT'/'9CT GOLD'; Royal Artillery, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (2), enamelled and stamped '9CT'/'9 CARAT'; and Royal Engineers, enamelled and stamped '9CT', engraved to the reverse 'ILFRACOMBE/ LOVE RALPH/ AUGUST 1945'. [12]

Original vintage British Army recruitment poster - Train to be a Musician in the Regular Army advanced instruction at Kneller Hall (The Royal Military School of Music). Great illustration showing the marching band of the Grenadier Guards wearing their iconic red coats and bearskin hats marching and playing music in formation towards the viewer with the text below. Excellent condition, two pin holes at the top. The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect the exiled Charles II. In 1665, this regiment was combined with John Russell's Regiment of Guards to form the current regiment, known as the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. Since then, the regiment has filled both a ceremonial and protective role as well as an operational one. In 1900, the regiment provided a cadre of personnel to form the Irish Guards; while later, in 1915 it also provided the basis of the Welsh Guards upon their formation. The regiment's early history saw it take part in numerous conflicts including the War of Spanish Succession, the War of Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the Napoleonic Wars; at the end of this period the regiment was granted the "Grenadier" designation by a Royal Proclamation. During the Victorian Era, the regiment took part in the Crimean War, the Anglo-Egyptian War, the Mahdist War, and the Second Boer War. During the First World War, the Grenadier Guards was expanded from three battalions to five, of which four served on the Western Front, while later during the Second World War, six battalions were raised, and several were converted to an armoured role as part of the Guards Armoured Division. These units fought in France, North-West Europe, North Africa and Italy. After the Second World War the regiment was reduced first to three battalions, then to two, and finally to one battalion in the mid-1990s. Major deployments during this time have included operations in Palestine, Malaya, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, the Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq.Year of printing: 1950s, country of printing: UK, designer: Charles Wood, dimensions (cm): 38x25.5.

A good quality 20th century WWII Second World War style replica flying jacket / aviation jacket by Avirex Ltd. ' Jacket Type G-1 ' - made in homage to those who served. The inner lining being adorned with ' Army Air Forces - Certificate Of Appreciation For War Service  ' with a faux pin-up present. Quality replica jacket. 

Boer War Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service Reserve badge.A scarce unmarked silver 1897-1907 example. The front depicting a lined Geneva cross within a circlet inscribed “PRINCESS CHRISTIAN’S ARMY NURSING RESERVE” and thistle, oakleaf, shamrock and rose devices between each arm. Original stout pin fixing to reverse which is impressed with issue number. Some service wear, GCVendor States Issued to Catherine Terry. Registered March 19th 1900, trained King College Hospital. Hand selected to go out to South Africa with The Field Force of Princess Christian Army Nursing Reserve. She was awarded the QSA with a “Cape Colony” Clasp and the KSA with two clasps.