British Military Badges, ten carded displays plus sundry loose items. The Gloucestershire card includes a scarce gilding metal cap badge to the Bristol Volunteer Reserve and a pair of large brass BVR shoulder titles, a pair of brass shoulder titles T/4/GLOSTER and one only T/5/GLOSTER, cloth shoulder titles and one only white metal tunic button to the 3rd VB Gloucestershire Regiment. A rare other ranks white metal glengarry badge to the 1st West York Administrative Battalion complete with shaped red cloth backing, but with a hole through the centre of the crown. A card pertaining to the Army Physical Training Corps and the Army Intelligence Corps (KC and QEC basic issues), three cards of standard brass shoulder titles include a single scarce T5/GREEN/HOWARDS and a similar example T/6/GLOSTER; a card pertaining to the Essex Regiment includes officers’ fine quality pairs of collar badges first and second pattern, and sundry other cap and collar badges. Another card includes a scarce pair of WWII black on khaki slip on shoulder titles (MONMOUTHSHIRE), a WWII Home Guard bakelite example and a three part embroidered shoulder title 10/SOM/HOME GUARD; further items include two part brass shoulder titles T/5/bugle/DURHAM and similar to T/6; a scarce single brass shoulder title 1/CADETS/OXF&BUCKS, a pair of brass shoulder titles T/5/ESSEX, includes some reproduction items, good overall condition (parcel) £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The collection of Badges formed by the late Phil Harris.

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