WW2 Pair of Commando Special Forces 'Paste Backed' Cloth 'Tombstone' Version of the Combined Operations Embroidered Formation Designation Sign Flash Patch

cWWII, very near matching pair (came together) Combined Ops arm flash wartime cloth paste back badges. Near, VGC .

Designed by Lieutenant Douglas A. Grant, RNVR in 1942 and officially approved in February 1942 by Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined Operations Command.

The badge was awarded to Commandos, RN, Beach trained specialists and other Special Forces...  read more

Code: 997

cWW2 Matched Pair of 14th Army Officer's Cloth Formation Sign Badges

cWWII 14th Army Officer’s Formation Cloth Badge
A good pair of used bullion embroidered patches.
A red shield with a black central horizontal bar on which the Roman numeral XIV, a centrally placed vertical sword, point down, the central section forming the "I" of XIV and a narrow inner border, all of silver bullion embroidery, tarnished. Some loss of blue cloth band on right shie...  read more

Code: 995

c1956-65 Artists Rifles (21st Special Air Service) Cloth Arm Badge Mars and Minerva Formation Sign Patch

A scarce 21st SAS Regimental arm badge. A post 1956 example comprising the conjured heads of Mars & Minerva in silver grey thread embroidered onto a black rectangle. VGC.

In May 1956 arm and beret badges were reversed so that the S.A.S. badge was worn on the beret; the Mars & Minerva Artist's badge was worn on the arm.



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Code: 991

c1965-72 Rhodesian Light (RLI) Infantry Anodised Aluminium Collar Badge

A good scarce ano staybrite R.L.I. Queen's Crown collar worn circa 1965-72. Two loops North/South to the reverse.

The 1st Battalion, Rhodesian Light Infantry (1RLI), commonly The Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI), was a regiment formed in 1961 at Brady Barracks (Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia) as a light infantry unit within the army of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Barely ...  read more

Code: 983

Vintage No2 Commando Army Cdo Wire Embroidered Cloth Blazer Pocket Badge Patch

Nice, display item for a Cdo collection No 2 Cdo vintage, old comrades blazer badge. VGC.

No. 2 Commando was a battalion-sized British Commando unit of the British Army during the Second World War. The first No.2 Commando was formed on 22 June 1940 for a parachuting role at Cambrai Barracks, Perham Down, near Tidworth, Hants. The unit at the time consisted of four troops: 'A', 'B...  read more

Code: 978

Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) Royal Air Force (RAF) Regiment Designation Patch Badge

R.A.F. Regt S.F.S.G. Tactical Recognition Flash / Parachute DZ patch. Black Templar Cross/Shield embroidered cloth badge. VGC.  read more

Code: 943

cWW2 British Parachute Paratrooper Wings Badge Qualification

cWWII Para Parachutist wings wartime manufacture. Some damage to right hand side of blue wing, otherwise a lovely set removed from Battle Dress / Dennison smock.  read more

Code: 932

c1990s New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge

Scarce, mid 1990s N.Z.S.A.S. shoulder title over-locked patch.

Ref: ANZAC Elite No 699.  read more

Code: 157

cWW2 Reconnaissance Corps Officer Service Dress (OSD) Cap Badge Bronze

c1941-46, Recce Corps O.S.D. Offr Pattern cap badge. An officer's service dress, bronzed, cap badge with two blade fastenings (east and west). VGC.

Ref: KK1925.

The Reconnaissance Corps, or simply Recce Corps, was a service branch of the British Army, formed during the Second World War, whose units provided reconnaissance for infantry divisions. It was formed from...  read more

Code: 892

3 Commando Brigade Flash Badge on Blanket Patch

3 Cdo Bde badge on a Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) velcro backed 'blanket patch' for combat jacket. GC.

United Kingdom Commando Force (UKCF), previously called 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), is a commando formation of the Royal Marines. It is composed of Royal Marine Commandos and commando qualified personnel from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.

T...  read more

Code: 888