Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Glasgow Special Constable’s Arm/Shoulder Badge & HM Silver Services Rendered Medals.
The badge in die-stamped white metal is of rococo outline and shows the City Arms over a three line title, ‘Special Glasgow Constable’, three lug fasteners. Both Service Medals display the full Arms of the City with ‘1914-1919’ around the top edge, the first with a ‘1 Year’ pin bar attachment, the reverse with the Corporation’s acknowledgement message etc., is engraved to ‘James Ross’. It is hall marked Birmingham 1919 with retailer’s mark ‘GE/AE’ in a quadrant, ‘George Edward & Sons’ (George Edward & Arthur Edward), Buchanan Street, Glasgow. The second with a ‘3 Years’ pin bar attachment, the reverse engraved to ‘John McFarlane’. It is hall marked Glasgow 1918 or 1919, the date letter being badly struck. Retailer’s mark, ‘GEDE’. George Edward again though this precise mark is not recorded, good condition (3) £120-£160

Referenced in John C. Green’s ‘Scottish Insignia as used by Old Police Forces’, pp.102-103.