cWWII North Cotswold Gloucestershire Warship Week Fundraising Badge

WW2 ,North Cotswold Gloucester warship week fundraising badge. A scarce celluloid tin badge sold to raise funds during Second World War. Good condition, pin attachment, colours bright but a little foxing.  read more

Code: 2311

University of London Air Squadron Cloth Patch Badge RAF

Uni of London Air Sqn shoulder title badge. OTC affiliated to R.A.F. Scholarships. Removed from uniform GC.  read more

Code: 2235

c1968-74 West Yorkshire Special Constabulary Police QC Chrome Cap Badge

West Yorks Specials Police chromed cap badge. Maker Firmin London. VGC.

Established under the Police Act 1964 as a merger of the West Riding Constabulary and six borough forces (Barnsley, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, and Wakefield). Headquarters: Located in Wakefield.

Dissolution: Split in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 to form the West ...  read more

Code: 2084

c1968-74 West Yorkshire Constabulary Police QC White Metal Helmet Plate Badge

West Yorks Police helmet plate badge. 3 x Lugs (as per issue). VGC.

Established under the Police Act 1964 as a merger of the West Riding Constabulary and six borough forces (Barnsley, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, and Wakefield). Headquarters: Located in Wakefield.

Dissolution: Split in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 to form the West York...  read more

Code: 2082

Post 1952 British Army War Office Controlled Units Formation Sign Badge Patch

British Army War Office Controlled Units formation sign badge, used to identify units not assigned to a specific brigade or division. Embroidered lion on a Queen's crown over a red and dark blue background. Facing Left. VGC.

Introduced during WWII (King's Crown) and used through the postwar era.  read more

Code: 1808

c2015, 22 Special Air Service (SAS) Challenge Coin Bottle Opener

PRI, early S.A.S. Official bottle opener with squadron badges on. VGC. Pen marks only to deter fakers and not on item.

NB: This type has been faked.

The Special Air Service traces its origins to 1941 during the Second World War. It was reformed as part of the Territorial Army in 1947, named the 21st Special Air Service Regiment (Artists Rifles). The 22nd Special A...  read more

Code: 1547

c2010s Joint Helicopter Support Squadron Badge (JHSS) Cloth Badge

J.H.S.S. patch LZ / DZ Tactical Recognition Flash. NATO 'T' for helo landing site to centre. Removed from Combat Jacket.

Following the introduction of the Boeing Chinook HC.1 The unit was formed in July 1982 during the Falklands War as the Joint Helicopter Support Unit (JHSU). Personnel were drawn from the Royal Corps of Transport and Royal Army Ordnance Corps (both now amalgama...  read more

Code: 1790

Official Regimental 22 Special Air Service (SAS) Pin 'A' Squadron Badge

S.A.S. official PRI pin the 'Tic'. Worn by members of 'A' Sqn SAS on mufti / DJ dress etc.

"We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go
Always a little further; it may be
Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow
Across that angry or that glimmering sea". (James Elroy Flecker).  read more

Code: 1761

Wiltshire Regiment Pair of Cloth Shoulder Titles Badges

Wilts Regt shoulder title patches.  read more

Code: 1159

c2013, 'M' Squadron Special Boat Service (SBS) Challenge Coin

S.B.S. early M Sqn, challenge coin 'official' PRI type. VGC. The 'pen' marks are only on the picture and are to stop the fakers copying such a highly prized rare coin. There are no marks on the item. Housed in its plastic container.

The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The SBS can trace its origins back to the Second World...  read more

Code: 1509