A comprehensive collection of 20th-century and contemporary cloth insignia, professionally housed within a ring binder containing clear display sleeves. The collection encompasses a wide variety of service branches and units, including the British Army, Royal Air Force (RAF), and the Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS). Key contents include historical formation signs such as the 11th Armoured Division featuring a black charging bull on a red field, General Headquarters (GHQ) Middle East / British Troops in Egypt with crossed swords and crown, and the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division depicting a lion rampant on a blue saltire. Other notable unit insignia include the 15th Infantry Brigade coiled snake and City of Edinburgh emblems showing a lion on a red castle.
The collection also features specialist and service patches, including two large embroidered breast or shoulder patches for the Ministry of Defence Guard Service and a commemorative circular patch for Exercise Distant Frontier 92 at Eielson AFB, Alaska, relating to RAF joint operations. A commemorative KOREA map patch is also present. Modern tactical insignia comprise various Tactical Recognition Flashes (TRFs) on khaki and olive drab backings, including 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade flashes mounted on MultiCam fabric panels and several rank or corps identification slides. Additionally, the lot includes a selection of modern private-purchase morale patches with slogans such as MOLON LABE, ZOMBIE HUNTER, and PEACE THROUGH SUPERIOR FIREPOWER.
Visible text on various patches and labels includes: BRITISH CLOTH PATCHES, KOREA, MOLON LABE, ZOMBIE HUNTER, PEACE THROUGH SUPERIOR FIREPOWER, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE GUARD SERVICE, and EIELSON AFB ALASKA DISTANT FRONTIER 92.
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