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1918 RAF Pilots Qualification Wing Rare early khaki backed RAF Pilots wing circa 1918. Removed from uniform, one moth nip to centre. 1950/60s SAS Officers Bullion Cloth Beret Badge Padded example with heavy bullion embroidery. Removed from uniform. 1st Battalion Cameron Highlanders Insignia Group All came together and presumably from the same uniform. All locally made. 1st Cameron / SEAC shoulder titles, 25th Independent Infantry Brigade formation signs, arm of service strips and Camerons tartan flash. Brussels Sub Area Formation Signs Perfect matching pair, with card reinforcement to back. Removed from uniform. Devon / SEALF / Hong Kong / HQ Land Forces Hong Kong Combination Matching set all came together. I believe this would have been worn by 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment. Not recorded in Bosleys back catalogues or Jon Mills Badges On Battle Dress. Removed from uniform. Glider Pilot Regiment Officers Cap Badge Frosted Officers version. As worn in the Post War years. Firmin made. Historically Important Group to US War Correspondent Robert Musel Bob Musel came to London in 1943 as a UP war correspondent and remined in London for the rest of his life. He covered five major World War II campaigns, won a citation from Gen. George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge, and added numberless hairbreadth escapes to his limitless fund of stories.
He told these stories with the wit and humor of a natural raconteur -- stories of informing Winston Churchill of Franklin D. Roosevelt\'s death, of bounding alongside English Channel swimmers, of the Berlin airlift, of heading for the front in the Six-Day War still in his business suit, of giving Bing Crosby the nickname \"Der Bingle\" in a wartime feature.
A blocky bear of a man -- he did bodybuilding exercises into his 70s -- he was never a name-dropper for effect. His private friendships with figures like Prince Rainier of Monaco and the Duke of Windsor were concealed rather than flaunted.
He had a spell as a Hollywood script writer, and claimed to be the inspiration for a characer in \"The Front Page\". True or not, he lived up to the image of Ben Hecht\'s newspaperman -- fast-moving, wisecracking, intoxicated by words and by the story.
Stories about him are as numerous as those by him. Covering the Lindberg baby kidnap and subsequent murder trial, for instance, he was consistently \"beaten\" by the opposition. \"But they\'ve got Damon Runyon covering for them,\" the young Musel complained. \"What am I supposed to do?\" Came the reply: \"Outwrite him.\"
Musel had an uncanny eye for the unusual or the telling detail. Face-to-face with his first H-bomb, he noted that the American airmen handling the awesome weapon never called it by name. So he wrote an entire feature about \"it,\" \"the thing,\" \"the Big One\" which never used the words \"hydrogen bomb\".
He was a model for generations of Unipressers for his alliterative or literary leads or his long rythmical cadences in the great descriptive set pieces for which he was best known.
In his mid-80s, Bob Musel suffered a stroke which largely paralyzed his right side and left him frustratingly halt of speech. The burden of care fell upon his wife, the former Jill Carlyle, whom he married in 1962 and who survives him.
Obituary:
Robert Musel, a journalist who reported for a worldwide readership on everything from the Lindberg baby murder trial to the London Blitz to the funeral of Princess Grace of Monaco, died Wednesday (Sept. 9, 1999) in a London hospital. He was 90.
Musel was a legend in his profession for the brilliance of his writing and the breadth of his experience. He was among the last of \"The Front Page\" shoe-leather, typewriter-bashing reporters, and covered a bewildering variety of the major events of the century.
He was also a lyricist whose songs were among the most popular of their time -- songs like \"Pappa Piccolino\" and \"Band of Gold,\" which won a \"Million Performances\" award.
Born in New York Aug 13, 1909, Robert Saul Musel (he never used or even alluded to his middle name) sold his first song lyric (for $5) at the age of 14. He joined United Press (later United Press International) in 1927 as a copy boy, and was a bureau manager within a year (learning later all the contracts he signed were illegal because he was a minor). UPI, which grew into the world\'s second largest news agency, circulated his material to thousands of newspapers and radio stations in scores of countries aroiund the globe, and Musel stayed as a UPI senior editor long past normal retirement age.
He never did retire from Broadcast Music Inc., an American performing rights society, and was still BMI\'s senior European consultant at his death. In 1993 BMI established the Robert Musel Award for the year\'s most-performed song, recognizing his contribution to the music industry - as did Musel\'s Gold Badge Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. Musel was still writing song lyrics into his 80s.
But reporting was his first and major love. As a news agency journalist he specialized in everything, and his range was hard to comprhend, let alone surpass. In 1972, when Musel was a mere 63, a UPI executive wrote:
\"Musel, without exaggeration, has reported and written everything -- science, television, sports, politics, crime, entertainment. And he interviews everyone imaginable.
\"Assign him to cover a wedding and you\'ll never want to assign anyone else -- so he covered Elizabeth\'s to Philip (returning down the aisle, Philip caught Bob\'s eye and winked), Margaret\'s to Tony, Grace\'s to his friend Rainier, Baudoin\'s to Fabiola, Jackie Kennedy to Bob\'s old acquaintance Ari Onassis. He covered a major funeral once, so was assigned to those of King George VI, Churchill, DeGaulle, the Duke of Windsor and many others.
He covered a trial once, and instantly became our specialist for trials of mass murderers like Christie, Haig, Neville Heath and atom spies like Klaus Fuchs.
\"He\'s covered at least one major story in every country in Europe, most of those in Africa, and there are few places in the U.S. he hasn\'t been on a story. Heavyweight title fights, Queen Elizabeth\'s coronation, a dozen Wimbledon championships, every war in sight (five in all), a half-dozen Olympic Games -- there is no type of story Musel has not done.\"
And he went on for more than a decade after that with undiministed energy and flare, dominating the little-understood world of news agency journalism.
Agency journalism above all requires speed -- UPI\'s motto was \"A deadline every minute\". But writing quality was taken more seriously by \"Unipressers\", perhaps, than by other wire services. Especially writing \"the lead\" -- the introductory paragraph which grabs a reader\'s interest and sets the story\'s sense of rythym. King’s Commendation For Brave Conduct Badges Pair of For Brave Conduct Badges in their original box. Unused. No 3 Commando Shoulder Title Early white on black embroidered shoulder title. Removed from uniform. Norwegian War Hero’s 1941 Irvin Flying Jacket Rare example as original 1941 dated label still present. Air Ministry marked, size 3, number and name present 113432 Christophersen. Leather is supple and not damaged. Front zip and cuff zips work. Front zip is Air Ministry marked as well of one of the cuff zips. The other cuff zip is unmarked. The glued seam where the front zipper meets the leather on the flap which goes inside the jacket has separated but is not damaged and could easily be fixed. The same is true for one of the seams on the cuff zipper. I can send any additional photographs if required.
London Gazette entry:
Acting Flight Lieutenant Gunnar Rolf CHRISTOPHERSEN (113432), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 221 Squadron. This officer has completed many reconnaissances over the Mediterranean. On four occasions his skilful work has enabled successful attacks to be made on enemy shipping, Flight Lieutenant Christophersen has displayed great courage and determination, often flying at low level in face of enemy fire to ensure accuracy.
Although I have not had time to properly research this piece, I have found some images of Christophersen as a veteran showing his medals and laying a wreath. I can’t remember the time I saw for sale an attributed Irvin with its original label. Pre WW2 Royal Air Force Air Gunner Badge Great example complete with three lugs. R Sector 21st Battalion County of London (Eltham) Home Guard Formation Sign Very rare cloth formation sign. Unused. RAF Transport Command US Peaked Cap An interesting item dating from the immediate post war period (we know this by the style of label in the cap), a United States summer peaked cap with a hard to find RAF Transport Command bullion cloth cap badge to front. Cap shows use and has several moth holes to top. Perhaps this is a Berlin Airlift related piece as a number of US Officers served with RAF Transport Command during this period. Royal Air Force Escaping Society Badge Very rare RAF Escaping Society pin badge. Made by Fattorini. Enamel and pin completely intact. I’ve seen more Caterpillar Club badges than these! Formed in 1946. This is a very early example. Royal Navy Chaplain’s Peaked Cap & Stole Very rare pair of items belonging to Reverend C Prior. Peaked cap is QE2 period but cap badge is the earlier rare King’s Crown pattern. Stole is QE2 issue and sports Reverend Prior’s impressive medal ribbons. Both items in very good condition. I have not researched Reverend Prior’s service. Somerset Light Infantry Pagri Badge Cloth pagri badge. Removed from hat. WW1 14th Australian Light Horse Collar Badges Perfect matching pair by Gaunt. Very good used condition. WW1 1918 Pattern Royal Air Force Pilots Qualification Wing Superb example with green wreath and red letters. Heavily used, removed from uniform. WW1 38th Infantry Division Officers Formation Sign Very high quality multi piece construction. Yellow horseshoe embroidered on velvet backing. WW1 British Latin American Volunteers Breast Badge Approved in September 1918 for wear on the Service Dress jacket. WW1 Gallipoli Star Very good example with no damage. Intact pin. Marked BB&Co. WW1 Marksman / Overseas Service Stripes Removable Badge Set Both items came together. Hooks to back. Full set of 1914 to 1918 overseas service stripes. Used. WW1 Royal Flying Corps Pilots Qualification Wing Nice embroidered example. Removed from uniform. Owner’s details to reverse. Comes with research on Officer Pilot, Lieutenant E C Hoar. Qualified 1917 and served overseas with a number of Squadrons. WW1 Royal Flying Corps Pilots Wing Beautiful used example. Thickly padded with paper backing. Lugs on back with split pin fixing for removal from uniform. WW1 Royal Naval Air Service Cap/Collar Badge Nice used example with lugs. WW1 Women’s Royal Air Force Cap Badge 1st pattern cap badge. Lovely padded example. Unused. WW2 10th Armoured Division Formation Sign Removed from uniform. WW2 115th Independent Infantry Brigade Formation Sign With one arm of service strip. On Battle Dress blouse material. WW2 11th East African Division Formation Signs Printed matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 13 Air Formation Signals Formation Sign Painted matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 147th & 304th Field Regiment RA Formation Sign Removed from uniform. WW2 153rd Parachute Battalion Bush Hat Badge White parachute with crossed kukris on blue rectangle, unused. WW2 181st Airlanding Field Ambulance RAMC Insignia Group Jon Mills attributes this shoulder title to 181st Airlanding Field Ambulance RAMC. Matching pair of shoulder titles, printed Pegasus formation signs and rank insignia for 1st Lieutenant. All came together and appear to have been removed from the same uniform. WW2 1st Airborne Divisional Signals Shoulder Title Scarce embroidered unofficial shoulder title in serifs. See Jon Mills 2172. WW2 1st Battalion Border Regiment Shoulder Title Wartime first pattern shoulder title worn by the Airlanding battalion. Not to be confused with the post war versions of this shoulder title. WW2 1st Battalion Border Regiment Shoulder Title Wartime first pattern shoulder title worn by the Airlanding battalion. Not to be confused with the post war versions of this shoulder title. WW2 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles Shoulder Title Very rare unofficial cloth shoulder title worn by the Airlanding battalion. Removed from uniform example. WW2 21st Army Tank Brigade Formation Signs Matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 22nd Anti Tank Training Regiment RA Formation Sign Nice removed from uniform example. WW2 22nd Beach Brigade Formation Sign Typical example printed on canvas like material. WW2 23rd Armoured Brigade Formation Signs Printed matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 250th Company RASC 1st Airborne Division Shoulder Title Rare unofficial shoulder title. Removed from uniform. WW2 26th Hussars Cap Badge On Pagri Flash Locally made first pattern cast brass cap badge on cloth pagri badge. WW2 27th Armoured Brigade Formation Signs Very hard to find a matching pair of these. Removed from uniform. WW2 2nd & 1st/7th Middlesex Regiment Flashes Matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry Shoulder Strap Badge Light blue / dark blue. Unused. WW2 2nd SAS Shoulder Title Embroidered shoulder title. Unused but paper residue to reverse. WW2 2nd Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery Formation Signs Perfect matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 34th Armoured Brigade Formation Sign Brabant weave. Removed from uniform. WW2 3rd Indian Infantry Division Formation Sign Chindits embroidered formation sign, press studs to reverse. Used. WW2 3rd Indian Infantry Division Formation Sign Chindits Special Force formation sign. Removed from uniform. Nice worn example. WW2 3rd SAS Shoulder Title Embroidered shoulder title. Unused but paper residue to reverse. WW2 4/7 Dragoon Guards Cloth Flashes Wartime embroidered pattern not to be confused with the Post War patterns. Matching pair. WW2 49th Infantry Division Formation Signs Early printed pattern with Polar Bear’s head down. Matching pair, removed from uniform. WW2 4th Armoured Brigade Formation Signs Embroidered matching pair, removed from uniform. WW2 5/7/10th Battalions Somerset Light Infantry Regimental Flash Printed. Removed from uniform. WW2 50-52 Middle East Commando Cap Badge Locally made example with correct pattern lugs. A hard to find badge and heavily faked. WW2 52nd Lowland Division Formation Signs Nice matching embroidered set. Came together. Removed from uniform. WW2 591th Antrim Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers Formation Sign Rare formation sign. Removed from uniform. WW2 5th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment Combination All came together. Printed shoulder title, 115th Brigade formation sign, single red infantry arm of service strip above a red inverted triangle all still affixed to a section of battledress material. Worn by the Royal Berkshire Regiment in North West Europe as part of 21st Army Group. WW2 64th London Field Regiment Formation Signs Embroidered matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 6th Battalion Parachute Regiment Group Formerly the property of 1103198 Cpl Fred Dix served originally in the Royal Artillery from 1940 and later volunteered for the Airborne Forces. Saw active service in Africa, Italy, Greece and Palestine. He was PIAT gunner in S Coy, 6th Battalion Parachute Regiment, 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade.
Items include rare Union Flag brassard, printed Pegasus formation signs and Airborne strip, parachute qualification wing, voided pattern AAC cap badge, invasion currency and various sweetheart badges. More images available on request. WW2 7th Armoured Division Formation Sign Second pattern. As worn in the Italian campaign. WW2 7th Armoured Division Formation Sign Second pattern. As worn in the Italian campaign. WW2 7th Armoured Division Formation Sign Second pattern. As worn in the Italian campaign. WW2 7th Armoured Division Formation Signs Brabant weave. Matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 7th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Combination Very nice embroidered combination. Removed from uniform. WW2 7th Field Regiment Insignia Group Matching pair of 7th Field Regiment RA formation signs together with 3rd Infantry Division formation signs. All removed from uniform and came together. WW2 7th Field Regiment Royal Artillery Formation Sign Good example. Removed from uniform. WW2 7th Parachute Regiment Maroon Beret Superb example of a classic piece of headwear. Kangol made example, size 7, 1945 dated, WD Z stamp for 1945. White metal Parachute Regiment cap badge with Light Infantry green diamond backing, original to beret. Used but very good condition. Highly polished cap badge. WW2 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Shoulder Titles Removed from uniform. Perfect matching pair. WW2 Air Transport Auxiliary Pilots Qualification Wing Lovely bullion cloth wing, thickly padded. Removed from uniform. WW2 Airborne Divisions Formation Sign Embroidered Pegasus formation sign with unusual Khaki Drill backing. WW2 Airborne Divisions Formation Signs Printed Pegasus formation signs. Matching pair. WW2 Airborne Divisions Formation Signs Printed Pegasus formation signs. Matching pair. WW2 Airborne Forces Denison Smock First pattern, dating from 1942. Typical A Raven & Co example with front seam. Half zip Lightning original zipper with extra custom press studs on front portion of material covering half zip, knitted cuffs, tail which has been re sewn, size 6. Shows wear and use and some contemporary repairs. Colours are still strong. Great displayable or wearable piece. WW2 Airborne Forces Formation Sign / Strip Combination Hard to find matching printed set. Removed from uniform. WW2 Airborne Forces Maroon Beret A superb 1944 example with original to beret plastic economy issue Army Air Corps cap badge. This can only have been used by either Glider Pilot Regiment, Parachute Regiment or Op Archway SAS. Markings worn but importantly WD stamps for 1944 present. Shows lots of use but in good order with no holes or damage. An “only if this could talk” item! WW2 Airborne Forces Steel Helmet Later pattern with all steel shell and webbing chinstrap. 1944 dated, size 7 3/8. Original finish to outer which is a rare find these days as many are post war repainted. One minor dent to top. Crash pad missing. Named inside to IMO Andrews. Increasingly difficult to find ones in their wartime configuration. WW2 Airborne Insignia Group All Removed From Same Uniform Embroidered Pegasus formation signs and embroidered Airborne strips. All came together and removed from the same uniform. Sets like this with Airborne strips are very hard to find. WW2 Airborne Shoulder Titles Embroidered shoulder titles. Perfect matching pair. Unused condition. WW2 Airborne Troops Steel Helmet One of the best examples of the all steel pattern I’ve ever seen! BMB made, 1943 dated, size 7 3/8, supple leather chinstraps, intact crash pad, original paint and helmet net. Showing a nice balance between being used and in very good condition. One of the rear bolts has been reversed (a long time ago) when the chinstrap was adjusted. This is quite conmonly seen as the reversed bolt acts as an anchor for the helmet net. I have more images available on request. Perfect for your Normandy or Arnhem impression. WW2 Anti Gas Brassard Dated March 1940. Unused condition. WW2 Anti Gas Brassard Dated March 1940. Unused condition. WW2 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Flashes Perfect matching pair, removed from uniform. WW2 Army Air Corps Cap Badge As worn by Parachute Regiment and Glider Pilot Regiment. Electrical type lugs. WW2 Army Flying Badge / Glider Pilots Wing Very nice padded example, heavily used. Removed from uniform. WW2 B Type Flying Helmet Wareings made, size 1 (6 1/2 to 6 3/4) and 1941 dated (1939 crossed through). Good order, showing signs of use. Air Minstry marked. Several names appear inside. Pattern without ear cups also used by Parachutists in training and on early Operations. WW2 Battle Jerkin Superb tan example, a rare piece which is not post war marked for training use only. H&S made, medium size, 1943 dated. I believe these tan examples were made with the Mediterranean theatre of operations in mind but when the focus shifted to NW Europe in 1944 some of these tan examples were seen in use post D Day in NW Europe. Save yourself a load of money on what some EU dealers are asking for theirs! WW2 Beach Ordnance Shoulder Titles Scarcer pattern with smaller lettering and tan reverse. Matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Khaki Drill Slip On Shoulder Titles Matching pair. Used. WW2 Border Regiment Slip On Shoulder Title Nice used example. WW2 British Parachute Qualification Wing Early pattern with split feathers, cloud like canopy and cut in half oval shape. Details of parachute canopy and lines picked out with white blanco. Removed from uniform. The best example I’ve ever seen of this pattern. WW2 British Parachute Qualification Wing RAF blue example. Unused. WW2 British Parachute Qualification Wing Heavily padded example with painted white parachute and wings on khaki. Removed from uniform. WW2 British Parachute Qualification Wing Standard UK made example. Removed from uniform. WW2 British Parachute Qualification Wing Rare black backed wing. High quality early version. WW2 British Parachute Qualification Wing Unusual Italian made, black backed example. Blue silk thread. WW2 British Parachute Qualification Wing Standard UK made example. White blanco on parachute. Removed from uniform. One of the nicest looking I’ve sold. WW2 Cambridgeshire Shoulder Titles Printed matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 Cameron Highlanders Slip On Shoulder Titles Matching pair of Camerons slip on shoulder titles. WW2 Cameron Highlanders Slip On Shoulder Titles Matching pair of Camerons slip on shoulder titles. Jungle Green. WW2 Camouflage Windproof Smock 1943 dated, size 1 example named to Foxton Band of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. Used and worn but in good condition, colours bright. A few contemporary repairs. Great size for a mannequin. WW2 Canadian Parachute Qualification Wing A scarce British made pattern. Removed from uniform. WW2 Canadian Parachute Qualification Wing Wartime Type 3. Removed from uniform. WW2 Chindits / 3rd Indian Infantry Division Formation Sign Embroidered example in perfect condition. WW2 Combined Operations Formation Signs Printed tombstone pattern, unused. WW2 Combined Operations Formation Signs Printed circle pattern. Removed from uniform. WW2 Commando Green Beret 1944 example in used condition. Markings worn although importantly WD stamps for 1944 still present. Has holes for a cap badge. WW2 Commando Shoulder Title Large white on black pattern. Often associated with French troops due to a famous wartime image, see last image. WW2 Corps Of Military Police Shoulder Titles Printed matching pair, removed from uniform. WW2 Czechoslovakia Pilots Miniature Badge Very good condition with pin fixing. WW2 Czechoslovakia Pilots Miniature Badge Very good condition with stick pin fixing. WW2 Devon Khaki Drill Slip On Shoulder titles Matching pair. Used. WW2 East Surrey Shoulder Titles Printed matching pair on BD material. Removed from uniform. WW2 East Yorkshire Shoulder Titles Printed matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife Third pattern example in sheath. Uncommon inspection mark 11. No pommel mould number. Crossguard a little loose. Blade measures 15.75cm. Heavily used. Sheath elastic removed. UK only. WW2 France Shoulder Title Scarce straight cloth shoulder title. White embroidered letters on khaki. WW2 Glosters Jungle Green Slip On Shoulder Titles Matching pair. Used. WW2 Gunner Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships Badges RN pattern Gunner arm badge together with DEMS shoulder title. Came together. Removed from uniform. WW2 Iceland Force / 49th Infantry Division Formation Signs Superb early matching pair. Heavily embroidered. Removed from uniform. WW2 Iceland Force Group Heavily embroidered on silk formation sign together with signed booklet. WW2 Indian Airborne Division Formation Signs Printed matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 Indian Beach Groups Formation Signs Printed uncut pair. WW2 Indian Parachute Qualification Wing Superb bullion and blue cloth example on black background. Jungle Green backing. Unused. WW2 Jackets Parachutists Step In Smock Rare example as used on the earliest raids including Op Colossus and Op Biting. Rego made, 1942 dated and WD stamped, size 6. A used example showing wear and staining. Zip is original and complete although the teeth need attention. Minor hole on right arm. An historic early uniform. WW2 Jewish Brigade Group Shoulder Title Embroidered shoulder title. Removed from uniform. WW2 King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Slip On Shoulder Titles Matching pair of KOYLI slip on shoulder titles. Straps on back both partially removed. WW2 King’s Royal Rifle Corps Shoulder Titles Printed matching pair, removed from uniform. WW2 Lincolnshire Home Guard Formation Signs Printed pair. Uncut. WW2 Local Defence Volunteers Arm Band Nice used example. WW2 Lushai Brigade Formation Sign Embroidered pattern, removed from a nurse’s skirt. WW2 Maritime Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officers Service Dress Jacket Named to Second Lieutenant Robertson and dated 1941. Formation signs to both arms. Rank insignia for Lieutenant (must have been promoted), Bronze Royal Artillery collar badges and Brass Royal Artillery buttons. Good used condition. WW2 Middlesex Regiment Shoulder Titles Printed matching pair, removed from uniform. WW2 Military Police Vulnerable Points Arm Badges Matching pair of VP cloth arm badges. WW2 Nederland Officers Bronze Cap Badge Gaunt made example with blades. Perfect condition. WW2 No 1 Armoured Replacement Group CMF Formation Sign Black helmeted head of Mars belching flames bearing tank on horizontally divided RAC colours of yellow over red. Removed from uniform. WW2 No 1 Commando Shoulder Title Printed example. Paper and glue residue to reverse. WW2 No 1 Commando Shoulder Title Locally made Far East example. Used and worn but a rare survivor of their campaign in the Far East. WW2 No 2 Commando Officers Cap Badge Superb silver plated example in the correct 5 piece construction. Very good used condition. WW2 No 2 Commando Shoulder Title Printed example. Paper and glue residue to reverse. WW2 Oxf & Bucks Shoulder Title Printed shoulder title stitched onto scarf material. WW2 Parachute Insignia Group All Removed From Same Uniform Embroidered serifs pattern Parachute shoulder titles, embroidered Pegasus formation signs and Parachute Qualification Wing. All came together and removed from the same uniform. WW2 Parachute Regiment / Glider Pilot Regiment Captain Rank Slides North Africa or Italy theatre. WW2 Parachute Regiment / Glider Pilot Regiment Major Crowns Nice padded matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 Parachute Regiment Cap Badge Gaunt made white metal example. WW2 Parachute Regiment Cap Badge Voided Crown white metal example. WW2 Parachute Regiment Cap Badge Voided Crown variation, scarcer of the two white metal patterns. WW2 Parachute Regiment India Cap Badge Rare white metal die cast example, Indian Aligarh area maker stamp to reverse. Perfect order. WW2 Parachute Regiment Officers Silver Cap Badge Gaunt made Silver example. Superb quality. Identical to the Silver Hallmarked examples minus the Hallmarks, but for a fraction of the price. WW2 Parachute Regiment Officers Silver Hallmarked Cap badge Extremely rare 1944 Silver Hallmarked example by Gaunt. Perfect condition. WW2 Parachute Regiment Shoulder Title Printed example, unused. WW2 Parachute Regiment Shoulder Titles Matching pair of embroidered shoulder titles. Some minor moth damage. WW2 Parachute Shoulder Title Light blue on cherry serifs pattern. Some damage on edge. Removed from uniform. WW2 Phantom GHQ Liaison Regiment Formation Sign White embroidered P on black cloth square. Removed from uniform. WW2 Polish 332 Field Bakery Medal Group Group of medals all came together and with Polish 2nd Corps badge 053992. Monte Cassino Cross 45836 to Bronisław Szostakowski (born 1910). He served in 332 Field Bakery. Polish Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords and Polish War Medal. 39/45 Star, Italy Star and Defence Medal. All items come together in bottom part of Emergency Ration tin. WW2 Polish Air Force Cap Badge Very rare pattern with PAF to front. Square type lugs intact. WW2 Polish Army In Exile Cap Badge Excellent example white metal cap badge with two lugs to reverse. Made by Gaunt but not marked. Very good used condition. WW2 Polish Army In Exile Cap Badge Unmarked Gaunt made example on blades. Same pattern of badge on Sarmatia Antiques website for considerably more. WW2 Popski’s Private Army Cap Badge Late war white metal example. Very good used condition. WW2 RAF Air Gunners Foreign Nationals Miniature Wing Half size example for foreign nationals. Unused. WW2 RAF Bomb Disposal Techicians Badge Large padded embroidered badge. Removed from uniform. WW2 RAF Engineers Foreign Nationals Miniature Wing Half size example for foreign nationals. Unused. WW2 RAF Helmet, Goggles & Oxygen Mask Set Very nice complete set found together and believed to have been worn together and not put together by a collector.
- C Type flying helmet wired with earphones
- MKVII flying goggles
- G Type Oxygen mask with tube and connector
This is a used, worn set with some damage. If you’re after a set in very good condition, this is not for you.
I have about 20 images available detailing the condition of this set. Please WhatsApp message or email for further images. WW2 RAF MKVIII Flying Goggles In Box Used pair of MKVIII flying goggles in box. No further parts or accessories in box. WW2 RAF Navigators Foreign Nationals Miniature Wing Half size example for foreign nationals. Unused. WW2 Raiding Support Regiment Beret Badge Late war, UK made. Possibly a homecoming piece or Victory Parade example. Identical example sold at McGregor’s auction in 2023 for £1300. Ex Bruce Bright collection. WW2 RAMC Slouch Hat 1944 dated, South African made. Named and numbered but these details are now difficult to read. Attractive leather chin strap. WW2 Reconnaissance Shoulder Titles Printed shoulder titles. Perfect matching pair. Unused condition. WW2 Rest Centre Staff Arm Band Printed arm band with elastic straps. Used. WW2 RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilots Qualification Wing Nice padded example. Removed from uniform. WW2 Royal Armoured Corps Officers Silver Cap Badge Perfect condition Gaunt made 1941 Silver Hallmarked example. WW2 Royal Armoured Corps Slouch Hat Scarce RAC example with coloured puggaree. British made, 1942 dated, size 7 1/8. Named to Lt N Tomlinson RAC. WW2 Royal Artillery Camouflage MKII Helmet A superb example of a MKII helmet. Overall splotch camouflage to outer shell which is now heavily worn with painted Royal Artillery flash to one side. Helmet shell is dated 1939 and helmet liner is dated 1942, size 7. Helmet is named to Bill Geva…? Potential for research. A proper combat used example showing plenty of use with dents, scrapes etc. WW2 Royal Artillery Slouch Hat British made, although not marked on liner. Named and numbered to 1530402 Gnr F E Sherville Royal Artillery SEAC Air Forces. WW2 Royal Australian Air Force Pilots Wing Large flat example. Press studs to reverse. Unused. WW2 Royal Corps Of Signals Shoulder Titles Printed unofficial matching pair of shoulder titles. Unused. WW2 Royal Marines King’s Badge Rare khaki version for Battle Dress. Removed from uniform. WW2 Royal Marines King’s Badge Red on dark blue pattern. Removed from uniform. WW2 Royal Naval Commando Shoulder Title Embroidered pattern, removed from uniform. WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilots Wing Large flat example. Red detail in Crown. Unused. WW2 Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Regimental Flashes Matching pair of embroidered cloth flashes, removed from uniform. As used by 3rd Recce Regiment. WW2 Royal Warwickshire Shoulder Titles Printed matching pair. Unused. WW2 Royal Welsh Fusiliers Shoulder Titles Printed matching pair. Removed from uniform. WW2 RWAFF Jungle Green Slip On Shoulder Titles Matching pair. Used. WW2 Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Cap Badge Hard to find cap badge. WW2 Shropshire Yeomanry Shoulder Title Italian made. Worn by 75 & 76 Field Regiments RA. Removed from uniform. WW2 South Staffordshire Regiment Group All items come together. Printed shoulder titles, slip on shoulder titles, cap badge, dog tag with number only (no other information), Lance Corporal rank stripes and silk handkerchief. WW2 South Staffordshire Regiment Officers Bronze Cap Badge Superb example with Holland Patch backing. WW2 South Wales Borderers Shoulder Title Printed example. Unused. WW2 Special Air Service Cloth Beret Badge Very rare example dating from the period 1942-43. A used example, removed from beret with some damage to the right edge. WW2 Special Air Service Sweetheart Pin Badge Silver marked and enamel example. Almost identical design to the first pattern Association badge. WW2 Traffic Control Companies Military Police Cloth Badge Nice used example mounted on scarf material. WW2 Welch Regiment Shoulder Titles Printed matching pair. Unused. WW2 York & Lancaster Regiment Slip On Shoulder Title Nice used example. |