British Empire Militaria

WW1 ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION "HOOD" COLLAR BADGE

A scarce gilding metal collar badge for the Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division, being a Cornish chough in front of a naval anchor, all on a torse, with below a scroll in scribed STEADY and below this a tablet inscribed HOOD. Bird faces left. A pair of lugs on the reverse with manufacturer JR Gaunt impressed on the reverse on a tablet. read more

Code: 54936

60.00 GBP

WILTSHIRE REGIMENT BUTTONS

Two Wiltshire Regiment Buttons. Other ranks guilding metal 19mm with maker Buttons Ltd Birmingham. And a smaller 16mm Officers with Maker Firmin. read more

Code: 54878

22.00 GBP

VICTORIAN 2nd BATTALION WILTSHIRE REGIMENT OFFICERS

Not a matching pair but fairly good from the front. Maltese Cross in lined silver, of two part construction 1883 regs. One has JR Gaunt London to reverse and "S" for silver.

Reference History of the British Army Infantry Collar Badges Churchill page 238 item 1504 read more

Code: 54865

42.00 GBP

INDIAN 9th JAT REGIMENT BUTTON

A fine Kings Crown 30mm button, fixed back no maker.
Uncleaned gilding metal. read more

Code: 54877

12.00 GBP

INDIAN BOMBAY LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICERS BUTTON

A fine silver plate Officers fixed back 16mm button with maker Bradshaw Warwick to reverse. read more

Code: 54876

32.00 GBP

PROBYNS HORSE 5th KING EDWARDS V11 OWN LANCERS

A fine guilt Probyns Horse Button. (5th King Edwards VII Own Lancers). Size 25mm.

After the First World War, the number of Indian cavalry regiments was reduced from thirty-nine to twenty-one. However, instead of disbanding the surplus units, it was decided to amalgamate them in pairs. This resulted in renumbering and renaming the entire cavalry line. The 11th King Edward's Own La... read more

Code: 54879

17.00 GBP