cWW2 Airborne Forces Printed Cloth 'Strip' Shoulder Title Arm Badge

WWII wartime printed 'Airborne'. Rare used removed from Uniform. VGC.


The existing 11th Special Air Service Battalion was renamed the 1st Parachute Battalion and, together with the newly raised 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions, formed the first of the new airborne formations, the 1st Parachute Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Richard Nelson Gale, who would later command th...  read more

Code: 1109

WW2 R Force Badge c1944-45 Special Forces Arm Formation Sign Patch

Nice wartime, 'R' Force patch for Battle Dress. GC.

R Force was a British deception force during World War II that consisted of armoured vehicles, field engineers and a wireless unit. During Operation Fortitude it attempted to exaggerate the strength of Allied forces in Britain, and deceive German intelligence about Allied intentions. Later it performed a similar role during th...  read more

Code: 1110

cWW2 Lightbulb Parachutist Qualification Badge Patch

Scarce, cWWII, early 'Light' bulb Para Parachute non-operational role qualification wartime badge. Glue backed, 'cloud' canopy type variant. VGC.  read more

Code: 1113

cWW2 Airborne Forces 'Cherry Red' Private Purchase Cloth Embroidered Strip Badge

cWWII, rare, private purchase pattern, 'serif letters' scarce Airborne shoulder title 'strip' badge, known as 'cherry red' version normally associated with Officers.

NB: There is also a wartime picture of a South Staffords Regiment Offr wearing this pattern. VGC.  read more

Code: 1115

cWW2 Army Air Corps (AAC) Other Ranks Cap Badge

cWWII pre 1952, King's Crown White metal A.A.C. cap badge on lugs. VGC.  read more

Code: 1112

cWW2 Small 'Mini' Reconnaissance Corps Cloth Shoulder Title Cloth Badge

cWWII, unusually small / miniature Recce Corps title. Approx 9.5cm length (compared to a normally sized approx 13cm one). Likely, a private purchase Officer pattern. Removed from Battle Dress. Scarce. VGC.  read more

Code: 1007

18 (UKSF) Signal Signal Regiment Special Forces Communicator (SFC) All Ranks Beret Cap Badge

18 Sigs Regt wire all ranks beret badge for S.F.C. Personnel. VGC.


18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment is a regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army that provides Communications and Information Systems (CIS) support to the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF).The regiment is under the operational command of the Director Special Forces and includes signal squadrons...  read more

Code: 1102

c1963-75 South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Brass Special Forces Cap Badge

LLDB (Luc Luong Dac Biet) SF cap badge on lugs. GC.

The Luc Luong Dac Biet (LLDB) or Special Forces, was formed on 15 March 1963. The LLDB was put under the control of the Joint General Staff and given the mission of raising paramilitary border and village defense forces with the United States Special Forces (USSF).


The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (AR...  read more

Code: 1101

WW2 Commando Special Forces 'Round' Version of the Combined Operations Embroidered Formation Designation Sign Flash

cWWII rounded 'paste back' Combined Ops arm flash badge. Removed from Battle Dress. Facing Left. 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. The Cdos com...  read more

Code: 860

c1964-68 Silver Canada Canadian Army Pilot Parachutist Dual Qualification Wing Badge

Scarce, c1964-68, Canadian Army pilot & para wing qualification. Maker marked 'SCULLY Ltd' and 'STERLING'. Lovely enamel and silver pocket badge, with barrel lock pin.

It was worn below the Army Flying Badge on the left breast pocket of dress uniform. In 1968 the maple leaf changed to red and wings to yellow. Likely, only a few dozen were made. VGC.  read more

Code: 1099