Catalogue
Australia, board of Rising Sun badges, noted Camel Corps (2), as well as some commemorative issues, includes hat and collar badges as well as some sweetheart badges and tie bars and embroidered cloth badges (21). Secured to a cloth board (approx 90x60cm), fine - uncirculated. (128)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,400
Australia, board of badges with an oversize manufactured brass Rising Sun (KC) at top centre, includes hat and collar badges and titles (a few with only one title and a few with no titles) as well as an embroidered shoulder title for each one, includes the following Regiments, Royal Australia, Royal Queensland, Royal New South Wales, Royal Victoria, Royal Tasmania, Royal South Australia, Royal Western Australia, Royal Australian Infantry, Royal Australian Armoured Corps, Hunter River Lancers, 10 Light Horse, Second Cavalry, Third Cavalry, Fourth Cavalry, Prince of Wales's Light Horse, Royal New South Wales Lancers, First Armoured Regiment, Queensland Mounted Infantry, Victorian Mounted Rifles, Perth University, Adelaide University, University of New South Wales, Melbourne University, Sydney University, South Australian Mounted Rifles, Queensland Mounted Infantry, Queensland University, Special Air Service, Royal Australian Artillery, Royal Australian Engineers, Royal Australian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Australian Corps of Transport, Commando, Monash University, Royal Australian Army Dental Corps, Royal Australian Signals, Australian Army Aviation Corps, Australian Army Psychology Corps, Australian Intelligence Corps, Australian Army Legal Corps, Australian Army Catering Corps, Royal Australian Survey Corps, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, Royal Australian Army Pay Corps, Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps, Royal Military College Duntroon, Royal Australian Army Chaplains' Department, Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, Australian Army Band Corps, Royal Australian Army Educational Corps, Army Apprentice, Royal Australian Army Service Corps, Commando (different badges to previous), Regional Universities Regiment Queensland, The Pilbara Regt, Australian Army Public Relations, Australian Cadet Corps, Women's Royal Australian Army Corps, Norforce, Queensland Agricultural College, Far North Queensland, all badges with crowns have (QC), (badges 62 + titles 112 + embroidered titles 62). Secured to a cloth board (approx 120x80cm), a few good very fine, but mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (236)
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
Australia, board of badges and an embroidered shoulder title for each one, includes the following Regiments, Illawarra, Derwent, Werriwa, Royal Australian Infantry, Melbourne Rifles, Hindmarsh, Macquarie, Victorian Scottish, Royal Melbourne (KC), Cameron Highlanders of Western Australia, Wide Bay, New South Wales Mounted Rifles, North Queensland, South Australian Scottish, Adelaide University, Swan, City of Newcastle, Royal Australian, City of Perth, Hume, North Western Victorian, Northern Victorian, North Shore (KC), Melbourne University, Launceston, Kennedy, Sydney University (KC), Capricornia (KC), Perth University, St George, Adelaide Rifles (KC), Byron Scottish (KC), Moreton, Queensland University, Darling Downs, all badges are (QC) unless indicated, also across the bottom of the board are another 15 badges (all QC and all different except two identical but not included above). Secured to a cloth board (approx 90x60cm), a few very fine but mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (50 badges + 35 titles)
Estimate $500
SOLD $950
Australian Rising Sun, hat badges (8), collar badges (9), all KC; Australia metal titles (6); another Rising Sun badge with map of Australia in centre, created post WWII for use on surplus Army hats sold to public. Fine - very fine. (24)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Australia, History of the Rising Sun Hat Badge Collection, housed in timber hinged-lid case, the lid with a large Rising Sun badge in the centre, with printed history on the underside of the lid and examples of the types of Rising Sun badges fitted into a plush base with details below each badge. Uncirculated.
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
Royal Tasmania Regiment, 1960-85, hat badge in gilt and white metal (50mm) (Cossum 434), with clip pins on reverse, stored in a plush case. With glue in holes behind the wreaths, extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Australian Camel Corps, hat badge, unofficial A.I.F. 1912-18, replica sand cast in brass (41mm) (Cossum RS37), with two lugs, one of these resoldered. Fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Australia, Queensland Agricultural College, officer training unit hat badge, by A.J.Parkes, Brisbane, with two clip-pins on reverse. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Australia, 2nd Commando Regiment, pair of collar badges, each with two clip-pins on reverse. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Australia and Great Britain, Navy officer's hat badge in gilt and silvered, with brass backing plate; Navy officer's bullion hat badge (early QC); another Navy officer's bullion hat badge (QC); also Navy officer's beret badge in gilt and silvered (QC); Women's Australian Auxiliary Air Force chromed ashtray with enamelled W.A.A.A.F. badge affixed (QC); Australian Air League tinnie; Empire Air Training Scheme badge in plastic (QC); also British Intelligence Corps hat badge in acrylic (QC); Royal Marines cap badge in acrylic; also Royal Engineers hat badge in brass (EVIIR). Very fine - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Great Britain, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) hat badge, 1898-1921, in white metal (Kipling & King 631), mounted on plaid cloth under perspex in a timber frame (17x24.5cm). Badge good very fine.
Estimate $30
Passed in
Great Britain, hat badges for Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; Army Air Corps (KC) (missing lugs); Royal Lincolnshire Regiment; Notts & Derby Regiment; Royal Berkshire Regiment; 17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers; 3rd King's Own Hussars; Royal Lincolnshire Regiment; Royal Engineers (KC); Army Service Corps (KC) (2, one voided, one not voided); Royal Fusiliers (KC) (2, one slide back, one lug back); Exeter Volunteer Regiment; various other hat, collar and rank badges (14, three missing some lugs); Royal Regiment of Fusiliers hat red and white feather plume; also Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal 1887, in shape of a bronze Maltese Cross. Poor - extremely fine. (30)
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Great Britain, army hat badges, all King crown or earlier types, noted 45th Regiment of Foot (QVC), King's Dragoon Guards pre 1915 and another 1915-1937, Royal Scots Greys, Lincolnshire Yeomanry and others, also rank badge for WOI with backing plate, as well as trade badges for Bandmaster, Bandsman (2), Trumpeter, Sniper, Marksman, all except last with backing plates, also a King's Badge for Loyal Service WWII; an embroidered and gold braid crest for the University of London. The badges mounted on rubber display mats, very fine - good extremely fine. (26)
Estimate $220
Passed in
Great Britain, hat badges for various units including Cheshire Regiment, Derbyshire Yeomanry, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, Manchester Regiment, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Royal Engineers, Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, South Lancashire Prince of Wales Volunteers, The Devonshire Regiment, The Lancashire Fusiliers, The Leinster Regiment, The Royal Dragoons, Westminster Dragoons Imperial Yeomanry Regiment, all with lugs or sliders. Mostly very fine. (13)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Great Britain, WWI, Royal Tank Corps hat badge in silvered brass (48mm) (K&K.1156). Lugs missing, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Great Britain, Parachute Regiment hat badge in white metal (KC), with slider on back; Parachute Regiment, a pair of shoulder titles in brass with backing plates. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $80
Passed in
British Colonial, WWII, Cyprus Regiment cap badge (KC), in brass, with slider-back. Very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
Passed in
British India, I.E.M.E. (Indian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) officers' service dress cap badge (KC), a large version cast in gilt white metal (13.5x15cm), securing fittings on back missing, probably for fitting to a shield. Much gilt worn off, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Germany, Prussia, helmet plate in die stamped bronze. Very fine.
Estimate $70
Passed in
Germany, 1933-45, Naval Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers & Escort Vessels War Badge 1940 (type B), by R.S. (Rudolf Souval, Vienna); Naval High Seas Fleet War Badge 1941 (type B), by F.O (Friedrich Orth); also small pin-back cap eagle in brass (wingspan 48mm). Very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Germany, WWII, Luftwaffe Transport and Glider Squadron Clasp for Transport Pilots, in gilded and silvered tombac, maker's mark '1/58' (probably L/58 Glaser & Sohn, Dresden). Good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Germany, WWII, a large selection of badges, most appear to be reproductions. One toned extremely fine but mostly uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $150
Passed in
World badges, includes Canada, Royal Canadian Postal Corps, hat badge (QC); Royal Canadian Engineers, hat badge (QC); Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, hat badge (QC); Royal Canadian Army Cadets, cap badge (QC); Canadian Provost Corps, cap badge (QC); South Africa, 1st South African Infantry Brigade collar badge; Transkei Defence Force collar badge; USA, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Brave Rifles insignia badge; also 3 different collar badges. All except two collar badges missing lugs or pins, fine - very fine. (11)
Estimate $50
Passed in
World badges, includes Great Britain, City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) hat badge in gilt; Canada, General Service pair of collar badges in bronze (KC), also Canada shoulder title in bronze; also unidentified badge or award, probably Russian. One collar badge heavily oxidised, otherwise very fine. (5)
Estimate $40
SOLD $160
Various items, includes RAF officer's embroidered hat badge (QC); Flight Lieutenant dress uniform shoulder boards (3, KC[2], QC[1]) and tropical uniform shoulder boards (2); RAF dog tags for 561086 C.Clarke (4), two different types but both in round and octagonal fibre compound; 2 sets of miniature medals, one set of four and another set of six; various ribands (7 different lots) and a few loose full size ribbons; Korea Service Medal 1950-53 copy; Royal Artillery senior NCO's arm badge in bronze; unidentified Pakistan military unit embroidered badge (KC) made by British Embroidery Works, Karachi; an unused pin-back ribbon suspender. Good - extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, W.R.A.A.C. pennant, affixed to it are a Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps badge (QC) attached to a brooch bar as well as 6 lapel pins, mostly sporting related and another with a miniature timber baseball bat attached to a ribbon; another pennant for Royal Australian Signals Corps with various (15) Australian, British and USA badges attached as well as a lapel badge for Ruthven Soldiers Club; various other badges and title bars as well as buttons for Australia (7), British (18) and USA (1), also two metal pieces of a belt, some small b&w photos (appear to be Middle East and Asia), and some cigarette cards (5) from Australian Wild Flowers series, the loose badges, photos and cards stored in a metal tin. Good - extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Australia, Pattern 1907 steel bayonet, stamped on the ricasso on one side, 'X OA with broad arrow above' (Orange Feeder Factory for the Lithgow Small Arms Factory), on the opposite side is stamped, 'MA/1907/1/45/3', with wood and metal handle and metal and leather scabbard, this marked, 'OA' on the front of the chape and 'Mangrovite 44' on the back of the leather. Scabbard leather hard and discoloured, the blade with some pitting, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Australia, Pattern 1907 steel bayonet, stamped on the ricasso on one side, 'X OA with broad arrow above' (Orange Feeder Factory for the Lithgow Small Arms Factory), on the opposite side is stamped, 'MA/1907/1/3/45', with wood and metal handle and metal and leather scabbard, this marked, 'OA' on the front of the chape and 'Mangrovite 44' on the back of the leather. Scabbard leather hard and discoloured, all metal dark toned good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Australia, Pattern 1907 bayonet, ricasso stamped 'MA (Lithgow Small Arms Factory)/907/43/5' on one side and 'Broad Arrow/OA (Orange Feeder Factory for Lithgow Small Arms Factory)' on the opposite side, with wood and metal handle, the wood on one side stamped, 'SLAZ (Slazenger) 42', the pommel stamped on one side, 'D/64662', with metal and leather scabbard, this stamped on the lower metal section, 'OA (see above)'. The blade with some toning, all other metal dark toned and some loss of metal on back of scabbard, otherwise fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Australia, Pattern 1907 steel bayonet, stamped on the ricasso on one side, 'X OA with broad arrow above' (Orange Feeder Factory for the Lithgow Small Arms Factory), on the opposite side is stamped, 'MA/1907/1/6/45', with wood and metal handle and metal and leather scabbard, this marked, '?A' on the front of the chape and 'Mangrovite 43' on the back of the leather. Scabbard leather hard and discoloured and metal dark toned with pit marks, all other metal dark toned and the blade with many dark marks, otherwise good.
Estimate $90
SOLD $130