RA (Vols) Busby Grenade

A white metal busby badge for The Royal Artillery (Volunteers) with a replacement slider fastening. As KK826/Litchfield & Westlake 9.

Note: Norman Litchfield and Ray Westlake, in their book on The Volunteer Artillery 1859-1908, date these badges to circa 1860-78.

The book states: "There appear to have been two distinctive patterns used to which it has been impossib...  read more

Code: 58114

Liverpool Pals Cap Badge

A scarce, brass, cap badge for the 17th-20th (1st-4th City) battalions of The King's Regiment (Liverpool) with a pin fastening (east and west). KK1146.

Possibly a sweetheart badge?

These short-lived units were part of Kitchener's Army.  read more

Code: 58078

RE (Vols) Cap Badge

A scarce, white metal, Edward 7th pattern cap badge for The Royal Engineers (Volunteers) with two lug fastenings (east and west). KK881.  read more

Code: 58073

West Riding Volunteers Cap Badge

A scarce, bi-metal, cap badge for The West Riding Volunteer Regiment (VTC) with a slider fastening. KK1688.  read more

Code: 57974

2nd VB SLI Officer's Cap Badge

A rare, silver-plated, cap badge for an officer of the 2nd volunteer battalion of The Somerset Light Infantry with two lug fastenings (north and south). HQ at Taunton.  read more

Code: 57950

R Warwickshire (Vols) Cap Badge

A scarce, white metal, cap badge for a volunteer/militia battalion of The Royal Warwickshire Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west). As KK594.  read more

Code: 57894

1st CRV Glengarry Badge

A rare, white metal, glengarry badge for The 1st Cumberland Rifle Volunteers with two lug fastenings (east and west) and the original red felt backing.  read more

Code: 57890

2nd VB SLI FS Cap Badge

A rare, white metal, field-service cap badge/collar badge for the 2nd volunteer battalion of The Somerset Light Infantry with two lug fastenings (north and south). Worn circa 1905-08 only. HQ at Taunton. Churchill 440.

Note: Churchill describes this as an officer's pattern collar/field-service cap badge in silver - he does not mention an other ranks' version in white metal.  read more

Code: 57817

North Riding RV Cap Badge

A blackened brass cap badge for The North Riding (of Yorkshire) Rifle Volunteers with two lug fastenings (east and west). The reverse bears a plaque for manufacturer J.R. Gaunt London (upside down).

Note: Despite the name, I understand this unit was part of the WW1 volunteer training corps (VTC) movement rather than the earlier rifle volunteer movement.  read more

Code: 57698

Cambridge University VRC Cap Badge

A scarce, white metal, cap badge for The Cambridge University Volunteer Rifle Corps with a slider fastening. KK1809.  read more

Code: 57692