A Fine Collection of Badges to the Royal Marines, and other Military

4 July 2001

Lot No 818

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and rare officer’s rectangular copper gilt shoulder belt...

4 July 2001

Lot No 819

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and rare officer’s rectangular copper gilt shoulder belt...

4 July 2001

Lot No 820

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and very rare officer’s 1829 pattern shako plate, the crowned...

4 July 2001

Lot No 821

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and rare officer’s shako plate c1844-1855, the crowned copper...

4 July 2001

Lot No 822

Royal Marine Artillery, an extremely fine and rare officer’s busby grenade 1866-1878, the copper gilt grenade with gilt, silver and blue enamel overlays, at the base an applied silver grenade, fitted with green horse hair plume (KK1101A), a small section of blue enamel missing and slight wear to the gilt the...

4 July 2001

Lot No 823

Royal Marine Artillery, an extremely fine and rare officer’s busby grenade 1866-1878 the copper gilt grenade with gilt silver and blue enamel overlays, at the base a silver fouled anchor,fitted with a red horse hair plume and gilt ring (KK1101), one fixing wire and a small section of the laurel spray missing, two...

4 July 2001

Lot No 824

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a superb officer’s helmet plate 1878-1901 the copper gilt crowned...

4 July 2001

Lot No 825

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a superb officer’s shako plate 1855-1866 the crowned copper gilt...

4 July 2001

Lot No 826

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and rare officer’s copper gilt gorget c1801-1813, engraved...

4 July 2001

Lot No 827

Royal Marine Artillery, a most rare and magnificent officer’s shako plate c1812-1816, the...

4 July 2001

Lot No 828

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a fine and rare officer’s shako plate 1866-1878, the crowned copper gilt back plate with gilt silver and blue enamel overlays (KK1089), three chips to the blue enamel backing otherwise excellent condition £300-500

4 July 2001

Lot No 829

Royal Marines, an extremely rare other ranks rectangular cross belt plate c1802-1823, the...

4 July 2001

Lot No 830

Royal Marines/Royal Navy, a copper gilt oval shoulder belt plate c1790-1810, engraved designs...

4 July 2001

Lot No 831

Royal Marine Artillery, an extremely fine and scarce officer’s blue cloth helmet grenade...

4 July 2001

Lot No 832

Royal Marines, an extremely rare Field Officer’s two part rectangular waist belt plate...

4 July 2001

Lot No 833

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a very fine officer’s two part waist belt clasp 1855-1901, centrally the Royal Crest with unit title on the circle, matching bench marks ‘4’. Royal Marine Artillery, a fine officer’s two part waist belt clasp 1855-1901, centrally the Royal Crest with unit title on the circle, no...

4 July 2001

Lot No 834

Royal Marine Artillery, a fine and rare officer’s rectangular shoulder belt plate c1850-1855,...

4 July 2001

Lot No 835

Royal Marine Light Infantry, an extremely fine and rare cast gilt Colour belt/Drum-Major’s...

4 July 2001

Lot No 836

Royal Marine Light Infantry & Royal Marine Artillery, the other ranks die-stamped gilding metal helmet plate 1879-1901 (KK1092) together with the corresponding other ranks helmet grenade 1879-1923 (KK1106), some wear to the globe and star tips buckled on the first item, one loop fastener missing on the second...

4 July 2001

Lot No 837

Royal Marines, an extremely fine officer’s helmet plate 1905 pattern, the King’s Crown back plate with gilt, silver and blue enamel overlays (KK1099), slight chip to enamel otherwise excellent condition £150-250

4 July 2001

Lot No 838

Royal Dockyard Battalions, an extremely fine officer’s two part rectangular waist belt plate, the burnished gilt plate with raised ‘rope-work’ edges, central mount displays a crown over crossed flags with oak sprays and a fouled anchor overlay; together with an officer’s general staff pattern two part waist...

4 July 2001

Lot No 839

Royal Marines, an extremely fine large size officer’s forage cap badge being the globe in...

4 July 2001

Lot No 840

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a very fine and rare officer’s gilt, silver and black velvet side hat badge c1898(?), gilt laurel wreath with bugle horn at the top, silver/silver gilt globe within black velvet backing, specially fitted backing plate marked ‘J R GAUNT LONDON’, two long loop fasteners, mint state ...

4 July 2001

Lot No 841

Royal Marines Labour Corps, a fine other ranks gilding metal cap badge 1917-1918 (KK1098); Royal Marine Artillery, a scarce officer’s service dress collar badge c1902-1923, a grenade with attached scroll PER MARE PER TERRAM, an other ranks brass forage cap badge (KK1108); together with a WWII other ranks black...

4 July 2001

Lot No 842

Royal Marines, a group of five very fine early buttons, an officer’s large flat gilt by Nutting c1800-1820, an officer’s open back slightly convex type by Walter Williams c1820, and an officer’s closed back by Boggett & Reynolds c1840-1855, two other ranks pewter large (Doughty & Co) and small (Nutting);...

4 July 2001

Lot No 843

Royal Marine Artillery, a scarce four part badge in copper gilt for the officers’ undress sabretache c1870-1901, comprising a ‘Gibraltar’ scroll over the Royal Crest crossed cannon barrels and a scroll ‘Per Mare Per Terram’, screw posts to all components, some wear to the gilt overall £150-200

4 July 2001

Lot No 844

Royal Marine Light Infantry, the very scarce three part brass other ranks glengarry badge c1870-1898, globe laurels and bugle horn (KK1094); togethet with a fine other ranks QVC valise badge a KC musician’s card case badge and a RA/RMA officer’s shoulder belt finial, grenade and laurel sprays, good overall...

4 July 2001

Lot No 845

Royal Marine Light Infantry/Royal Marines, a group of nine shoulder titles including a white metal RMP, brass RMLC, brass RMB, RMLI, RMA, etc. an other ranks gilding metal helmet plate KC (KK1100); an other ranks helmet plate for the RMLI Chatham Division Band (KK1118), one lug missing off the first helmet plate...

4 July 2001

Lot No 846

Royal Marine Bands, the three part KC brass and white metal cap badge for the Plymouth Division band (Type KK2107); a similar three part brass and white metal KC cap badge for the Chatham Division (KK2108); Royal Marines School of Music gilt cap badge (KK2110); Royal Marine Police cap badge in white metal (KK2102),...

4 July 2001

Lot No 847

Royal Marines, a copy Georgian style silver gorget engraved with crown anchor and GR, c1900,...