cWW2 'Maroon Thread Backed' British Airborne Parachute Qualification Wing Cloth Patch Badge

WWII very nice early wartime Para Wing, rare, the so called 'maroon thread' wing. Removed from Denison Smock / Battle Dress. GC.

The Parachute Regiment was formed on 22 June 1940 during the Second World War and eventually raised 17 battalions. In Europe, these battalions formed part of the 1st Airborne Division, the 6th Airborne Division and the 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade...  read more

Code: 798

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

WWII wartime printed 'Airborne'. Rare unissued. 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 the 6th Airborne Di...  read more

Code: 799

Cold War Era Parachute 'Light Bulb' Rifles Regiments Qualification Patch

c1980s black on dark green (Rifle Regts), non-operational para qualification arm badge patch. VGC.  read more

Code: 800

Cold War Era Parachute Jump Instructor (PJI) Royal Air Force (RAF) Brevet Half-Wing Badge

R.A.F. cloth P.J.I. brevet patch. VGC.  read more

Code: 796

cWW2 Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) Lieutenant Colonel Rank Patches Badges

cWWII R.A.M.C. padded crown and flat pip Lt Col rank. VGC.  read more

Code: 795

cWW2 Royal Air Force (RAF) Flat Air Gunner 'AG' Aircrew Brevet Half-Wing Aircrew Badge Patch

cWWII wartime R.A.F. Flyers aircrew good used 'A.G.' wing. Some damage to A in lettering (missing thread). Flat variant. Fair.  read more

Code: 794

cWW2 Royal Air Force (RAF) Padded Radio / Radar Operator (R.O.) Brevet Half-Wing Aircrew Badge

cWWII R.A.F. 'Observer, Radio' introduced on 29th May 1941, although it was usually known as Radio Operator (RO). They were in fact radar operators, although the badge was quickly replaced by the navigator's 'N' wing and the trade redesignated Navigator (Radio). Padded, VGC.

This brevet proved unpopular with RAF Aircrew, as shot down men with this brevet attracted additional att...  read more

Code: 793

Royal Air Force (RAF) Regiment Rank Slide Shoulder Title Badge & Desert Breast Badge

R.A.F. Regt Jumper Order slip-on rank badge and desert pattern breast badge for combat jacket. Worn Iraq War etc. VGC.  read more

Code: 792

Air Training Corps Marksman 2012 Dated Sealed Packet & Instructor Flt/Sgt Slip-On Rank Slide Badge

ATC Rifle Marksman and Flight Sergeant rank slide patch. VGC.  read more

Code: 791

cWW2 Special Air Service (SAS) Cloth Wings Badge

Wartime '1944 Pattern' S.A.S. WWII cloth parachute / operations qualification wing.

Good scarce late war padded example with black closely woven hessian backing. VGC.

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in...  read more

Code: 790