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

South Africa Infantry Force / General Service Corps Cap Badge

South African Inf Defence Force / GSC large brass cap badge. Lugs. VGC.  read more

Code: 996

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

c1945-52 1st Pattern British Troops in Berlin Cloth Formation Sign Badge

Woven red circle on black circular cloth patch for the overseas British troops stationed in Berlin. 1st Patt. VGC.

This formation badge was adopted shortly after the occupation of the British Zone of Berlin in 1945 by the 7th Armoured Division and attached troops for the Administrative HQ of the British sector. Legend has it that it was used to denote the city of Berlin, encircl...  read more

Code: 993

Welsh Officer Training Corps O.T.C. University of Wales O.T.C. Anodised Aluminium Cap Badge

University of Wales UOTC Staybrite Ano cap badge. Maker marked LONDON BADGE & BUTTON Ltd. VGC.  read more

Code: 992

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

Modern Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) and Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) Riding Instructor's Spur & Farrier Trade Patches

R.H.A. Regt and H.C.R. riding Instructor's Spur worn above rank. With a Farrier horseshoe trade patch. Both badges VGC.  read more

Code: 990

cWW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Air Force Large Plastic Button

Nice plastic A.T.A. button maker JAs GROVE & SONS HALESOWEN. VGC.

Dia: 21mm. Large size.  read more

Code: 118

cWW2 Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Canada National Shoulder Title

cWWII A.T.A. wire embroidered Canada Canadian shoulder title patch.  read more

Code: 239

Radnorshire West Hartlepool and Welfare Civil Defence (CD) Cloth Chest Shoulder Title Badges

'Radnorshire' and 'West Hartlepool' curved chest / breast titles, postwar. Yellow on dark blue embroidered and 'Welfare' cWW2 shoulder title Civil Defence patches. Note there is a cut in the Welfare (see pic). Removed from Battle Dress. GC.  read more

Code: 989