SA SPORTS BADGE AWARD - MAKER MKD & NUMBERED

SA Sports Badge.
Numbered: 477904.
Maker mkd for Berg & Nolte. A.G. Lundenscheid.
Also , 'Eigentum D.S.A. Sportabzeichen Hauptstelle'. Nice age toning.
Retains most of the original finish.
Concave shape.
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Code: 59354

WW2 SCOTTISH RED CROSS - WAR WORKERS BADGE - ATTRIBUTED

WW2, "Scottish Branch - British Red Cross Society" bar brooch, badge'.
Gilded brass with blue enamel surround. 'War Worker' to centre on white enamel .
Maker mkd. to rear, 'Alex Scott Ltd Glasgow'.
Attributed, name to buyer, daughter of a famous Clyde ship builder .
Diameter 21mm.Width 36mm.
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Code: 59507

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

1st ABERDEEN RIFLE VOLUNTEERS OFFICER'S POUCH BELT BADGE.

Good example of an officers pouch badge in blackened brass.
3 screw posts to the rear.
Retains almost all the original finish.
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Code: 59185

WW2 POLICE HOME FRONT HELMET - 1939 DTD.

Nice untouched original.
Very clean.
No rust.
Maker mkd. and 1939 dtd.
Shiny blue paint .
Good white stencilled " POLICE " to front.
Liner and chin strap both spot on.
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Code: 60228

WW2 RAF BRITISH DITCHING WHISTLE

Good example retaining it's original chromed finish.
Nicely mkd. to both sides, " A.M. 23/230" and Crown, the opposite side with " 293/14/L1795 " .
C/w keyring attachment.
As nice as they come.
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Code: 59288

CAMERON HLDRS. PIPERS NO.1 TUNIC BUTTONS x 6

Six early Camerons pipers No.1 tunic buttons.
Close match and all came from an old mothed tunic.
Lozenge shape with St. Andrew in relief.
Larger size for the front.
Good detail.
Possibly also used by the Royal Scots ?
Scarce.
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Code: 59706

WW2 - US AIRFORCE CAP BADGE

Worn on the O/R'S peaked Service cap.
This type of cap badge was introduced in late 1937.
Eagle device on a domed gilded disk.
Two rear screw discs present.
WW2 original from a wartime schoolboys badge collection.
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Code: 58499

WW2 - CAMERON HIGHLANDERS OFFICERS LEATHER DAY SPORRAN - ANDERSONS

Nice leather purse sporran to an officer in the Cameron Hldrs. in WW2.
Brown pebbled leather with stout brass " Newey " press stud.
Silver Cameron Hldrs. sporran badge which is original to it.
Impressed on the back with, " Wm Anderson & Son Ltd Military Outfitter Edinburgh & Glasgow " maker details.
Some stitching has rotted out at the top under the flap , an easy re...  read more

Code: 60273

WW1 ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HLDRS CAP BADGE - RARE BRASS LOOPS

Nice toned example. This one with rare flat brass loops cut from sheet brass as opposed to the normal wire type.
These I've only encountered on Scottish badges and I'm unsure if they were for a specific type of headgear or a manufacturing variant ?
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Code: 55462