c1945 British Troops Rhine Army Military Police Polizei Occupation Arm Band Badge Formation Sign

British Tps Occupational Police / Polizei Military Police transitional army band with applied formation sign woven badge of 'British Troops of the Rhine'. VGC.

“M.R.” printed inside the arm band refers to Military Region and the Anglo-American administrative structure in the western occupation zones. The labelling in German was typical of uniform insignia from this period and re...  read more

Code: 1861

c1915 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (RGH) Yeomanry Regiment Postcard WW1

WWI, Great War period R.G.H. portrait real photo postcard. Maker marked 'Preston's Studio Hunstanton' Norfolk. Interestingly he wears a solid portcullis Imperial Yeomanry cap badge, so it is likely the NCO served pre-1908. VGC.  read more

Code: 1860

cWW2 British Army Motor Transport (MT) Qualification Trade Badge Patch

cWWII, cloth trade patch embroidered initials "M.T." surrounded by a laurel wreath on a khaki cloth backing.

This badge was worn on the sleeve of a uniform to signify a soldier's qualification as a motor transport driver or mechanic. Removed from Battle Dress.  read more

Code: 1859

cWW2 Royal Navy (RN) Submariner Coxswain Rank Embroidered Naval Branch Trade Cloth Patch Badge

cWWII, Submarine Coxswain R.N. (Ship's Wheel + 1 Star) Trade - Red On Navy Embroidered Naval Branch,  read more

Code: 1858

cWW2, Parachute Regiment Airborne Cloth Embroidered Shoulder Title Patch Badge

cWWII, nice example Para Regt removed from Battle Dress scarce backing.  read more

Code: 1857

cWW1 1905-1920 Canadian 9th Mississauga Horse Manufactured by Ellis Bros Shoulder Title Brass Badge

cWWI, Canada CEF era 9th Mississauga Horse brass shoulder title badge manufactured by Ellis Brothers (changed named in 1928) Canadian loops / lugs. VGC.

1 April 1901: Toronto Mounted Rifles formed from J and K Squadrons Canadian Mounted Rifles
1 April 1903: 9th Toronto Light Horse
1 May 1905: 9th Mississauga Horse
15 Mar 1920: The Ontario Mounted Rifles
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Code: 1856

cWW2 German Land Customs Landzoll Third Reich Cuff Title

cWWII Deutsche Zollgrenzschutz Ärmelband. Constructed of green rayon, trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping, the obverse bearing a central machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire Zollgrenschutz (Land Customs) style German national eagle badge clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. Full length in mint condition.

Also see a...  read more

Code: 1855

WW2 German Landzoll / Land Customs Visor Cap Wreath & Cockade Eagle Cap Badge

cWWII, Deutsche Landzoll Customs & Border nicely detailed, die stamped, high relief, wreath and silvered aluminium Landzoll cap eagle complete with prongs. Unmarked on reverse. Fantastic set, near mint and hard to upgrade. See related cuff title also for sale.

Zollgrenzschutz (ZGS) (lit. ’Customs Border Guards’) was an organization under the German Finance Ministry from 1937 to...  read more

Code: 1854

cWW2 Navy Army & Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Patch

cWWII, N.A.A.F.I. early Wartime worn on jackets shoulder straps. VGC.

Ref: BoBD 1804 & Fig 186. p.333.

NAAFI was established in 1920 to run canteens and recreational facilities for British service members.  read more

Code: 1853

c1990-2000 7th Armoured Brigade Gulf War Era Cloth Formation Size Patch Badge

7th Armd Bde 'Desert Rat' Op GRANBY era flash. The formation badge was worn on the right sleeve from c. 1990-2000. VGC.

Ref: Marc Sheriff's 'British Army Unit Identification Badges of the 1990's'. Hodges, p. 488.  read more

Code: 1852