WW2 POLISH 2ND CORPS OFFICERS PATCH

Sirena ( Maid of Warsaw ) sleeve or breast badge.
From the estate of a Recce Corps officer attached to Polish 2nd Corps.
MID for actions on Monte Cassino.
Name of officer to buyer.
Couple of moth nips, removed from uniform.
Rare officer example with silver bullion wire.
Issued to units attached to 2nd Polish in North Africa and Italy.
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Code: 58389

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY PIPERS CROSS BELT BADGE - 71ST HLDRS - 1927 EDINBURGH SILVER H/M.

Rare pipers cross belt badge for the Highland Light Infantry
Nicely mkd. up on the back "Regimental Property - 1st HLI ".
I've come across this before with genuine HLI pipers pieces.
No rubbing or damage.
Heavy cast silver .
Screw posts.
Measures 2 and a half inches.
Silver Edinburgh hallmarks with “W” for 1927.  read more

Code: 58617

WW2 - SCOTTISH CADETS LAPEL BADGE

Rare piece, Scottish cadets lapel badge in die struck w/m .
Brass button hole fixing.
Uncleaned with nice age patina.
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Code: 58615

WW2 BRITISH - 1939 DTD TOMMY HELMET - BLUE BAND

Combat helmet in drab brown/ khaki paint.
Broad blue band running around the circumference of the helmet with a white stencilled " 18 " to front.
Super condition and not a helmet I've come across before, if anyone knows, can you enlighten me.
1939 dtd.
Liner and chin strap good.
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Code: 58797

WW2 BRITISH BLACK LANYARD & ARP WHISTLE

WW2 " A.R.P. " ( Air Raid Precautions ) whistle on black pleated lanyard.
That's how it came straight out the house early June '24.
Possible he was a Great War soldier who used his unit lanyard for his whistle ? I've never seen one attached to an army lanyard before.
if anyone knows, please let me know and I'll add it to the description .
Age patina, uncleaned.
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Code: 59788

WW1 - ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS WOUND BADGE

Numbered on the back , " B170473 " and attributed to S/23785, Pte. John Henry Craig, Mc Turk, 5th Argyll & Sutherland Hldrs.
Has a piece of period mounted Regimental tartan behind the badge and also a fine safety chain and pin.
Uncleaned with nice toning.
Circlet inscribed " For King And Empire Services Rendered ".
GRI Imperial Cypher to the voided centre
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Code: 58120

GORDON HIGHLANDERS OFFICERS GLENGARRY - WW1 P.O.W. C/W B/HAM SILVER H.M. CAP BADGE- ATTRIBUTE

Beautiful officers glengarry with it's original to it Birmingham 1914 silver hallmarked badge.
The badge has the soldiers name scratched to the back.
This was a direct vets family acquisition and the soldier was a veteran of the Boer War and WW1 where he became a P.O.W. at St. Quentin in 1914 at which time he was the Company.Sgt.Major.
His full name and copy documents to do...  read more

Code: 58175

WW1/1920'S BLACK WATCH OFFICERS HELMET WITH HACKLE

I'd only ever seen these in photographs so to actually turn one up and c/w it's original hackle came as a big surprise, even the Black Watch museum do not one of these.
Private purchase Hawkes helmet with purpose built metal loop to accommodate this type of unique to it hackle. Hackle seems to be on a sprung wire that slots into the loop.
Shell retains almost all it's drab...  read more

Code: 54053

WW2 BLACK WATCH COMBINATION WITH PHOTO & DOG TAG

Good original attributed lot to a Black Watch soldier with the 51st Highland Division in WW2.
Sleeve combination comprising printed " HD ", 3 red Brigade Stripes, Black Watch tartan patch in shape of the cap badge.
Uniform removed.
C/w superb tinted period photo of the soldier in uniform with the insignia on his Battledress.
His fibre dog tags.
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Code: 59198

WW1 BLACK WATCH SOLDIERS PHOTO IN PERIOD FRAME

Good period piece with photo of 3 Black Watch soldiers in khaki uniform.
Mounted in it's period metal frame with French and British flags flanking a Kings Crown in the corner.
Arbroath photographers details to right corner.
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Code: 59338