WW1 Australian Sweetheart Badge.

WW1 silver and mother of pearl, pinback sweetheart badge for Australian forces. Enamel and silver gilt badge mounted on to mother of pearl contained in a silver mount. Good, used condition.  read more

Code: 9963

WW2 1939 Black Wound Badge - Carl Wild.

WW2 1939 Wound Award in black. Die stamped steel example with needle pin in steel. Clearly marked ' 107 ' to the reverse indicating manufacture by Carl Wild, Hamburg. Good, used condition with rubbing to highlights.  read more

Code: 9962

THIRD REICH SILVER WOUND BADGE WITH ORIGINAL PACKET OF ISSUE.

A later produced badge made in the grey ‘blunt metal’ as the Germans call it. The silver finish has faded a little, merged into the alloy base. The badge is unissued and remains in the brown paper issue envelope. The envelope is a little tatty but otherwise complete. The badge is unmarked to the rear, but the packet is marked with the maker Rudolf Wachtler & Lange Mittweida. Their designated co...  read more

Code: 9960

British 1917 No.23 MkII Grenade.

WW1 No.23 Mk.II Hand Grenade, known more colloquially as the ' Mills '. Good example with a rough cast finish and an April 1917 dated base plug by ' M.M.Co. ' (Mills Munitions ) and an alloy filling plug. Body double marked with an ' F ' and what appears to be ' FJ ' under the lever. All parts present and fully strippable.
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Code: 9957

WW1 EKI.

Quality example of a WW1 EKI. Three piece construction with a silver frame and thick pin attachment. Two manufacturer's marks below the fastening catch. Patinated frame with wear to the finish of the iron core which also has a hairline crack to the right of the ' W ' device. Priced accordingly.  read more

Code: 9955

British Far East ' goolie chit '

Multi-lingual ' goolie chit ' printed on silk stating ' I am an Allied fighter.....my Government will sufficiently reward you when the Japanese are driven away '. Chit headed by a Union flag with 16 translations of the introductory statement in languages including Chinese, Tamil, Burmese, Thai, and Kachin.
41cms x 28cms approx and in good clean condition. Variation with large Union flag...  read more

Code: 9953

The 54th Infantry Brigade 1914-1918.

C1919 ' The 54th Infantry Brigade 1914-1918 ' 207pg history published for private circulation by Gale & Polden. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The Brigade, which arrived in France in 1915 comprised two battalions of the Bedfordshire Regt and one each of the Royal Fusiliers and the Middlesex Regt. Good history of the Brigade with various appendices. Marked boards with some damage to the spine...  read more

Code: 9952

War Merit Cross 2nd Class With Swords.

War Merit Cross 2nd class medal with swords. Later war issue but with most finish intact with minor rubbing to highpoints revealing the zinc construction. Ring stamped but not easy to distinguish. Original full length ribbon.  read more

Code: 9951

C1900 Warwickshire Regt Carte de Visite style photo.

100mm x 140mm approx. b/w carte de visite style photograph of a member of the Warwickshire Regt. Good, sharp image with good detail to the foreign service helmet. Taken by a photographer based at Belgaum Camp, India where the 1st Battalion was based between 1901-04.
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Code: 9950

No.9 Commando Shoulder titles.

Original WW2, unissued No.9 Commando shoulder titles. Embroidered cotton on wool. Excellent, clean condition.  read more

Code: 9948