23rd Indian Divison Rajputana Rifles Insignia.

A locally made 23rd Indian Division, semi padded shoulder patch inscribed in faded ink ' Rajputana Rifles India ' accompanied by a Captain's rank slide embroidered ' Raj.Rif '. Both items embroidered on KD material displaying marking and wear from use. Clearly retained as souvenirs of the fighting in Burma and Malaya.  read more

Code: 7766

Women's Volunteer Reserve Magazine.

A scarce copy of the Women's Volunteer Reserve Magazine for July 1917. ' The Women’s Volunteer Reserve emerged from one of the suffragette movements, the Women’s Social and Political Union. It was founded as The Women’s Emergency Corps in 1914 by Evelina Haverfield and Decima Moore to contribute to the war effort. The Corps later evolved into the Women’s Volunteer Reserve. The WVR was mainly in...  read more

Code: 7765

R.A.F. Silk Escape Map - Italy.

Double sided silk escape map covering North and South Italy ' 9.J.3 AND 9.J.4 '. A.D.I. ( Maps ) Air Ministry accreditation to both sides, these black and white examples are typical of the early style of escape maps. Good, clean example with light foxing to exterior folds.  read more

Code: 7764

WW2 Wound Award Badge - Maker marked.

WW2 Wound Award in black. Die stamped example with needle pin and manufacturer marked ' 3 ' ( Deumer ) to the reverse. Good example with little wear to the satin matt finish.  read more

Code: 7763

WW2 Parachute Sweetheart Badge.

Enamel and gilt pinback sweetheart badge in the form of a British Airborne jump qualification wing. Good condition with undamaged enamel, lightly patinated.
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Code: 7762

WW2 Wehrmacht Sports Vest Eagle.

Machine woven eagle for use on the Wehrmacht sports vest. Excellent, unused example of these impressive pieces of insignia, with some very minor storage marks.  read more

Code: 7760

WW1 British Derby Scheme Armband.

The Derby Scheme was a scheme proposed by Lord Derby as an attempt to increase recruitment and avoid the need for conscription by allowing men to voluntarily attest for service at a later date. Men attested under the scheme would be paid 1 days wages, placed in the Class B army reserve and released to civilian life until needed by the military. To identify those men who had attested to served a...  read more

Code: 7759

WW2 NCO's Highland Light Infantry Glengarry.

An above average quality, dark green, thick wool glengarry for either an NCO or officer of the Highland Light Infantry. White metal, die struck HLI cap badge that would appear to have been on the cap from the inception with fully lined, glazed cotton interior. Both tails present and full length and in excellent condition overall with one moth nip to the reverse.  read more

Code: 7758

WW2 EKI - Paul Meybauer.

WW2 pinback EKI, . Steel core with silvered frame and block and barrel hinge and wire catch with ' coke bottle ' pin bearing partial impressed mark of L/13 for Paul Meybauer, Berlin. The manufacturer marking has been struck off level creating a deep strike for ' L/1 ' and only a partial striking of the ' 3 '. All aspects of construction point to a late construction cross. In good, overall condi...  read more

Code: 7756