United Kingdom Militaria & Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I 191st (Southern Alberta) Battalion, CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Forces) overseas collar badge by D.E. Black Company. The 191st was out of Macleod, Alberta. The badge is a large maple leaf with a small shield and bison head...

ARTIFACT: This is a hat badge for the Gordon Highlanders Regiment, a British Army unit formed in 1881 in Scotland. The badge reads BYDAND (steadfast) and shows an antlered stag. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: 2-5/8" height and 2-5/8" width. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is an early cap badge for the Ayrshire Yeomanry from Scotland. The badge is shaped like the head of the Lion Rampant of Scotland with wings. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 1-3/8" height and 1-3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Leaded...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and rare late Boer War period slouch hat badge for C Squadron, 4th County of London (aka "King's Colonials") Imperial Yeomanry. The original cavalry unit had originated around 1745, but the "Kings' Colonials" specifically...

ARTIFACT: This is a 2nd Infantry Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces collar badge from World War I. The 2nd Infantry Battalion was from Eastern Ontario. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/16" in height and 15/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a hand-signed, autographed real photo postcard (RPPC) of noted World War I pilot Lt. Pat O'Brien, US Volunteer with the Royal Flying Corps. An Illinois native, Patrick "Pat" Alva O'Brien worked on the Santa Fe Railway prior to enlisting...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Naval Eight: A History Of No. 8 Squadron R.N.A.S." by E.G. Johnstone. The No. 8 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) became the 208 Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) when the RAF was established on April 1, 191The...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of "The Aviation Pocket-Book for 1918: A Compendium of Modern Practice and a Collection of Useful Notes, Formulae, Rules, Tables, and Aeronautical Data Relating to Aeronautics" by R. Boriase Matthews. The volume was published in...

ARTIFACT: This is a date-stamped 1907-1908 MacDowal (MacDowall, McDowall clan badge from Edinburgh, Scotland. The clan motto PRO REGE IN TYRANNOS (For the King against tyrants) encircles a lion wearing a crown and brandishing a sword. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is an unmarked silver Scottish badge for the Cameron Highlanders. The badge was made in the 19th century in the pre-1745 style, showing a knight's arm raised to strike with a sword and reading PRO REGE ET PATRIA (for King and country)...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1918 Scottish cloak badge in silver-plated nickel. A belt bearing the Scottish national motto NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT (no one attacks me with impunity) encircles a standing lion. VINTAGE: Circa 1918. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a hallmarked and 1936 date-stamped Scottish badge for the Clan Robertson in silver. The Clan Robertson is also known as the Clan Donnachaidh, or the Children of Duncan, and is the oldest family in Scotland according to a noted...