Lockdales Auction 170 16-17 November 2019

8 137 Badges: British Army WW1 & WW2 original collar badges including Reconnaissance Corps (Officer), K.O.S.B. (OSD), Parachute, Border, East Surrey, S.A.S., Intelligence Corps OSD and many others. (approx 32 Items) £40 - £45 138 Badges: Free French Forces WW2 Badges and Lapel Pins and Stick Pins. (5 Items) £50 - £55 139 Badges: Hampshire Regiment Shoulder Titles 1900 to 1950 Metal & Cloth. (approx 19 Items) £40 - £45 140 Badges: Italian Militaria from WW2 a collection of both cloth and metal. Badges, Rank Insignia, Shoulder Boards, Collars, Medals, Buttons and Stick Pins. (approx 55 Items) £80 - £85 141 Badges: Lapel Pin Badges & Sweethearts WW1, WW2 & later. (approx 33 Items) £40 - £45 142 Badges: Royal Air Force selection of WW1, WW2 & later metal badges. Wings, Rank Badges, Cap and Collar Badges and Buttons. (approx 60+) £40 - £45 143 Badges: Royal Flying Corps WW1 Cap & Collar Badges, Wings, Buttons, Wound Stripe and I.D.Tag. (approx 26) £60 - £65 144 Badges: Royal Marines & Royal Marine Light Infantry WW1, WW2 & Later selection of Helmet plates, cap badges, collar badges, shoulder titles and buttons. (approx 32 Items) £40 - £45 145 Badges: Royal Military Collage framed display of King Edward 7th 1902 to 1910 Badges, Buttons, Rank Insignia and Shoulder Straps. Glazed & framed. (approx 30) £40 - £45 146 Badge: 9th Polish Infantry Regiment of the Home Army of the Zamosc Land - 1938-1944 The Polish Uprising. Cap badge in excellent condition and complete with post screw and fixing nut. £50 - £55 147 Badge: Hampshire Regiment WW2 Officer's Cap Badge in silver, gilt and enamel (Kipling & King 1961). The badge is in excellent condition and is complete with both lugs and split pin. £50 - £55 148 Badge: LO - WW2 Polish Legion Officer in the Middle East Silver Shoulder Strap Badges in excellent condition and both are complete with all 4 fixing wires. (2 Items) £50 - £55 149 Badge: Northampton Citizen Corps WW1 V.T.C gilt and enamel cap badge in superb condition complete with both lugs and maker marked "BLISS BROS BIRMINGHAM" on the back. £50 - £55 150 Badge: Polish WW2 Parachute Jump Wing in silver & gilt metal. The badge is in excellent condition and is complete with its post screw and fixing plate which is maker marked "KIRKWOOD & SON EDINBURGH" The back of the badge is also stamped "TOBIE OJCZYZNO" - "375" and "185". £60 - £65 151 Badge: Suffolk Volunteer/Militia Officer's silver Glengarry badge in use 1878-1881. This stunning badge, which measures 63mm by 56mm, is in excellent condition and is complete with all three fixing lugs. The badge has been seen and identified by the Suffolk Regiment. (100% genuine) £100 - £110 152 Badge: Victorian Volunteer Rifle Corps Officer's 1005 genuine "fire gilt" Pouch badge. In superb condition and complete with post screw fixings and nuts. Badge measure 53mm by 50mm. £80 - £85 153 Ballooning history relating to the Spencer and Bacon scientific balloon flight on the 16 Nov. 1899. Confirmed by Gertrude Bacon's 1905 book Balloons, Airships and Flying Machines. Details relating to the flight are included with the lot and a photograph of the slide contents. A photographic slide approx. 3in x3in. The flight was intended to observe a meteor shower but unfortunately the occupants became in danger of being blown out to sea as they couldn't descend and started to throw press telegrams out of the balloon basket to try and alert the authorities to their plight and in the hopes, they could be rescued. In Gertrude Bacon's book she relates writing on the only thing they had to hand which were Press Telegrams. The one she mentions is entitled: "Large balloon from Newbury overhead, above clouds. Cannot descend. Telegraph to sea coast (coast guards) to be ready to rescue. Bacon and Spencer, 11am. Nov. 16". This slide contains a similar image of a press telegram containing the same details and is timed 11.15am Thursday. £50 - £60 154 Baltic Medal 1856, contemporarily engraved (J.Hall, HMS Ajax). £170 - £180