Order of Buffaloes Sterling Silver Stick / Tie Pin Badge
Order of Buffaloes marked 'NEMO MORTALIUM OMNIBUS HORIS SAPIST' (No man is wise at all hours). Marked STERLING SILVER and Maker L. SIMPSON. Missing one of the 'glass' eyes, otherwise GC.
The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) is one of the largest fraternal movements in the United Kingdom. The order started in 1822 and has since spread throughout the former British Emp... read more
18.00 GBP
Chartered Freeman of the City of Gloucester Gloucestershire Enamel Button Hole Lapel Badge
Lovely enamel Chartered Freeman of Gloucester badge. Maker 'H.W. MILLER Ltd BRANSON ST B'HAM. 18.' Comes in its vintage cardboard box. VGC.
Freeman of Gloucester Background:
A “Freeman” was a man who had certain rights and privileges within a city. In Gloucester this included:
Being able to sit on the Common Council of the City.
Preferential... read more
46.00 GBP
c1952-56 West Riding of Yorkshire 35 Phase 2 Home Guard (HG) Shoulder Title Cloth Badge
Scarce hard to find, West Riding H.G. (2nd Phase) cloth 'flock' rubber backed shoulder title for Battle Dress. VGC.
New perceived threats to Britain during the ‘Cold War’ period, particularly the Berlin Blockade in 1948, added impetus to these discussions, which included the possibility of reviving the Home Guards as a defence against air landings (just as before), to help the p... read more
50.00 GBP
Belgium 6th Region Army National Home Guard Pair of Collar Badges
Pr of vintage brass 6th (VI) Region Belgium / Belgique Army / Armee National Guard / Home Guard collars on lugs. Maker marked 'MCHELSEN'. VGC. read more
9.00 GBP
1944 H.M. Silver WW2 18th Warwickshire (Coventry) Battalion Women's Auxiliary Home Guard (HG) Badge
Rare, 18th Warwicks Women's H.G. Aux silver badge maker marked THOMAS FATTORNI LIMITED
BIRMINGHAM and silver Hall Marks (HM) for B'ham 1944 ('U'). read more
185.00 GBP
c1936-39 National Defence Company (NDC) Officer's Service Dress (OSD) Cap Badge
A scarce circa 1936 to 1939 period N.D.C. Offr Pattern cap badge. Die-cast bronze crowned title circlet 'GRVI' cypher to voided centre. VGC complete with two blade fittings.
Height 39mm.
The National Defence Companies of the Territorial Army (TA) were a Voluntary Military Reserve Force of the British Army for the purpose of Home Defence in the event of war. read more
35.00 GBP
cWW2 Women's Land Army (WLA) Cloth 'Unofficial' Shoulder Title Tab
Scarce piece of Home Front insignia. W.L.A. 'un-official' private-purchase shoulder title cWWII. VGC. read more
85.00 GBP