The Yearly thread; YOUR BEST BUYS OF 2021
 

Hello and Merry Xmas to everyone.
As usual at this time of year i initiate this thread, so lets see your best mixed finds of 2021 !! badges and militaria !!!
Best wishes and stay safe Steve

Thanks to another forum member, Donovan. P, I was finally able to add a beautiful French made 1st Ranger Battalion 'chain stitched' scroll to my collection.

I also added a nice First Special Service Force parachute oval.

I thought it was going to be a quiet year but very pleased with the items I managed to pick up.

I just updated my albums with some other little pieces of history.

Merry Christmas

Paul

I spotted an auction lot of Boer War/WW1 medals and badges that included some British Legion items but as I don't collect medals and couldn't afford to buy the lot I thought all was lost and I had missed my chance. :(

But a few weeks later the lot was split and the BL badges appeared on eBay and I was fortunate enough to win them. :)

A wonderful set of Cap badge and collars , belonging to a Major H.S.L Wolley , for the very short lived British Legion Volunteer Police Force which only existed for 10 days !

A few more bits for my Friends Ambulance Unit collection .:)


My thanks to a couple of forum members .

A rare original WW2 desert pattern Italian Basco Beret, worn by a member of the Italian Royalist Falgore (Paratroopers).
Chuffed to get this one.

A rare WW1 Lena Ashwell YMCA Concert Party badge .
Lena Ashwell had a very small concert part which travelled to the front during WW1 to entertain are troops.

A nice rare early WW1 Stretcher Bearers patch . Been after one for a number of years so another one ticked off the list.

Rare "Crown Film Unit" Cap badge .

Georgian Bell top Shako plate for Light Infantry Bandsman.

Orly Aerodrome WW2 beautiful enamel crash crew badge

Hopefuly those bits have proved some interest.
best wishes
Steve

Some cracking items there Steve, thank you for showing them.

My best buy of the year in terms of my collecting interest came via OC14, (thank you Paul), and consists of a 17th Indian Division cloth group with provenance.

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ctureid=198749

My best buy in terms of something I don't collect but wasn't going to leave behind, was found in a box of cutlery on a house clearance dealer's stall.

It was very grubby, has been shortened and there was no scabbard, but I am not complaining. The cloth badges came from another source.

Can you fill in the blanks here ? never heard of this unit