A/A |
Anodised Aluminium (Staybrite)- introduced from 1950 onwards. |
BCR |
Book: 'Arm Badges of the British Cavalry Regiments' by P Seaman |
BDFA |
Book: 'Buttons of the Defence Forces in Australia' by JK Cossum |
Bi |
Bi-Metallic |
BLD |
Book: 'US Army Cloth Insignia 1941 to the Present' by Brian L Davis |
BLM |
Book 'British Cloth Formation Signs' by BL Morris (Numbers after BLM = Volume, Chapter, Badge) |
Br |
Brass or Gilding Metal |
Bloomer |
Book: 'Scottish Regimental Badges 1793-1971' by WH & KD Bloomer |
Brooker |
Book: 'Canadian Cap Badges of World War II (with Queen's Crown Supplement)' by C Brooker |
BT |
Books: 'Parachute Badges & Insignia of the World' (published 1979) or 'Parachute Wings' (published 1985) by RJ Bragg & Roy Turner. |
Chr |
Chromium plated |
Cossum |
Book: 'Australian Army Badges' (3 volumes) by JK Cossum |
Cox |
Book: 'Military Badges of the British Empire 1914-1918' by RHW Cox |
CW |
Book: 'British Army Collar Badges' by CG Churchill & R Westlake |
DTB |
Book: 'Doing Their Bit - Home Front Lapel Badges 1939-1945' by Jon Mills |
E, enam |
enamel |
EL |
Book: 'British Army Proficiency Badges' (published 1984) by Denis Edwards & David Langley |
Embr |
embroidered |
FL |
Facing Left (as seen by an observer) |
FR |
Facing Right (as seen by an observer) |
GS |
Book: 'Buttons - A Guide for Collectors' by Gwen Squire (Numbers after GS = Plate - Button) |
G |
Gilt |
HPC |
Helmet Plate Centre |
HR |
Book: 'Buttons of the British Army 1855-1970' by Howard Ripley |
IGK |
Booklet: Modern Cloth Head-Dress Badges of the British Forces' by Ian G Kelly |
JG |
Book: 'Military Badge Collecting' by John Gaylor |
KC |
King's Crown (1901-1952) |
KK |
Books: 'Head-Dress Badges of the British Army' (2 volumes) by AL Kipling & HL King |
LB |
Book: 'Livery Buttons - The Pitt Collection' by Gwen Squire |
LD |
Book: 'Cavalry Warrant Officers' and Non-Commissioned Officers' Arm Badges' by D Linaker & G Dine |
Owen |
Book: 'The Military Badges and Insignia of Southern Africa' by CR Owen |
PA |
Book: 'A People's Army - Civil Defence Insignia & Uniforms 1939-1945' by Jon Mills (page numbers shown) |
PSNG |
PsyWar Society Number (Gulf) (used to identify Gulf War Propaganda Leaflets) |
(P) |
Pair (shown in brackets in Reference column). This applies to items such as collar badges and shoulder titles that are normally worn in pairs. It refers to the price for a pair, rather than price for a single item. We may have more than one pair of these in stock - if you want more than one pair, then put the quantity you want on your Order Form and we will try to oblige. |
QC |
Queen's Crown (post-1952) |
QVC |
Queen Victoria's Crown (1837-1901) |
Rawlings |
Book: 'OTC, CCF, Cadet, ACF Badges' by KGT Rawlings |
Ripley |
Book: 'Police Forces of Great Britain and Ireland -their Amalgamations and their Buttons' by H Ripley |
RVB |
Book: 'Rifle Volunteer Buttons - 1859-1908' by H Ripley and D Darmanin |
(S) |
Single (shown in brackets in Reference column). This applies to items such as collar badges and shoulder titles that are normally worn in pairs. It refers to the price for a single item, rather than price for the pair. We might have more than one of these in stock - if you want more than one, then put the quantity you want on your Order Form and we will try to oblige. |
Squire |
Book: 'Livery Buttons - The Pitt Collection' by Gwen Squire |
S/P |
Silver Plate |
TA |
Territorial Army |
TW |
Book: 'Badges of Office' by MB Taylor & VL Wilkinson (Police badges) |
W |
Book: 'Collecting Metal Shoulder Titles' by Ray Westlake |
WM |
White Metal |
* |
Nearest to reference if no exact match in Reference Book. |
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