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Ulster Vanguard Party Rule Book and card
Interesting 12 page booklet on the Vanguard Unionist Party, Rules and Constitution. This booklet is accompanied by an unused membership card of the same organisation.
Belfast, Irish Horse, Boer War era photograph
A most attractive studio photograph of a Boer War era trooper, shamrock badges are clearly visible on the soldier’s tunic collars.
Photographic studio of “Allisons’ Belfast, Armagh & Dundalk”
South Irish Horse button in brass
Medium sized brass SIH button.
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This button shows evidence of polishing hence some wear to high points on front. This button probably dates from the period 1908 -1914 and was most likely worn on the destinctive bottle green pre war uniform of the SIH.
Ulster Women's Unionist Council badge
Nice badge with no apparent damage to enamel, oval in shape and with the inscriptions “ULSTER WOMEN’S UNIONIST COUNCIL GOD OUR TRUST”
Ulster Gift Fund - Voluntary Offering
Interesting early badge from Northern Ireland. Maker marked to reverse ” S D Neill Belfast”
Scarce Irish Army officer's rank backings.
Scarce Irish Free State officer rank insignia backings, comprising two bars and one pip backing. The red ones are for GHQ and the yellow is for HQ staff. 3 items in total.
Irish army officer's bronze bar and backing
1944 pattern bronze rank bar, nice attractive Celtic motifs and with a red plastic backing. The backing has a two lug type attachment.
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It is now difficult to find these bars with backings. Red plastic backings signify that the officer is attached to the GHQ.
Connaught Rangers Mutiny, papers etc.
Several items:- (a) An intersting hand written note, dated 1966 addresssed to A.Y. McPeake, editor of the Regimental Journal, (b) Newspaper cutting re. Lieutenant J.F. Blake O’ Sullivan of the Connaught Rangers, (c) Irish Independent cuttings (1970) relating to Pte. Daly and the mutiny of the Connaught Rangers in India. The newspaper deals with his re-interment in Ireland etc.
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Alan Young McPeake was the last surviving Connaught Rangers officer, commissioned in 1918.
1914/15 Star, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Pte. Barrie
Nice original 1914/15 Star, officially named to a famous Irish Regiment – the Skins – The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers ” 21047 Pte. J. Barrie, R. INNIS. FUS.”
1914/15 Star, Connaught Rangers, Pte. B. Burns
Lovely, original 1914/15 Star to the famous Devils Own – the Connaught Rangers. Officially named to reverse “2205 Pte. B. Burns CONN;RANG;
1780's 1800 Balbriggan Button, Cavalry volunteers
This button is in fantastic condition for its age. “Balbriggan Cavalry” silvered button from the period of the 1798 Rebellion. The button measures about 12mm’s in diameter.
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Dome shaped and maker marked to reverse "Murhpy Dublin" Georgian crown to centre, excellent condition.
1780's 1800 Balbriggan Button, Irish volunteers
This button is in fantastic condition for its age. “Balbriggan Infantry” silvered button from the period of the 1798 Rebellion. The button measures about 12mm’s in diameter.
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Dome shaped and maker marked to reverse "Murhpy Dublin" Georgian crown to centre, excellent condition.
Royal Irish Constabulary Officer's metal buttons (4)
Four fine RIC officer quality metal buttons, all large and all maker marked “T.G. Phillips Dublin”. All buttons in great conditon except the fixing eye is broken and missing from three of them. The fourth button eye is present but damaged.
M.42 S/D German helmet
Single decal M.42 helmet, the shell is in great condition and the decal is 100% original. Retains most of its original green colour. A fine example of a World War Two combat hemet of the raw edge variety.
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The only visible markings on the helmet is on the skirt. It appears to be "CK I 6 ? 2" below this is a batch number. Some numbers/letters difficult to make out. The liner is a modern repalacement. The cost of shipping is subsadised on this item, you pay only 4/5 Euro towards p&p.
Inniskillings shoulder title.
Scarce “INNISKILLINGS” , brass title in v.good condition, with two lugs to reverse.
St.John Ambulance Association, silver medal 1939
Lovely silver hallmarked medal with “1939″ bar, named on reverse B.M. Baldwin. B.M. Baldwin most likely saw much active service with the St. John Ambulance Association during World War 2. Worthy of further research.
NAZI Labour Corps Cap badge
RAD / Labour Corps cap badge, die struck example made from aluminium. This particular example is unfinished, possibley taken by Allies from German factory in 1945.
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Large badge about 7cms by 6cms. No lugs or pin to reverse but you can see where they were intended to be placed - hence the suggestion that this is an unfinished badge from a German factory.
W.W.2 German Eastern Peoples Medal
In gold/gilt, this medal was awarded to those who helped the Germans in the East.
Royal Irish officer, leather framed picture
A lovely picture of an unidentifed World War One period officer of the Royal Irish Regiment. The picture is in it’s original leather wine coloured leather frame. Frame measure 11cms by 8cms. approx.
Royal Dublin Fusiliers o/r's button
Large tunic button from the tunic of an enlisted man in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Kings’ crown- pre 1914. Maker marked to reverse.
