Hi guys just wanted to post a find i had at a car boot sale in Liverpool, it is a 1914 "Liverpool Pals" cap badge, i bought a box of mixed cap badges for £4.50, in total there was 14 badges and this little gem. Cap badges are new to me and i have only been collecting since i was left some by my grandad and feel i just want to carry on were he left off. It is fully hallmarked silver with the Chester hallmark and the Elkington & Co Ltd makers mark. Only thing that is different is that it has had the pin replaced and repositioned in the past.

I know some of the history of this cap badge and that it was issued by the Earl of Derby in 1914. i found this brief write up on the net:

Lord Kitchener was the Secretary of State for War in August 1914. He had made an appeal on the 7th of August for 100,000 volunteers for the Regular Army. As a result, Lord Derby, also known as the King of Lancashire answered the call and raised several Volunteer Battalions in 1914 to include the 17th-20th Battalions of the King's (LIVERPOOL) Regiment. These battalions were known as the Liverpool "PALS". The cap badge that they wore was that of Lord Derby's own crest, motto "SANS CHANGER" (CONSTANT). All the volunteers who joined prior to October 16th, 1914 received a sterling silver cap badge as a personal gift from Derby himself. After that date the badges were made of brass for the O.R's.

Sorry for the essay and the crux of what i am trying to find out is:

The value of the item as i am led to believe it is quite rare.

Is this one rarer as it is hallmarked in Chester as all others i have seen are hallmarked in London.

And any further information about the item.

Thanks guys and sorry about the massive write up, i really appreciate any help given. Also my apoligies for the picture quality.

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Hi guys just wanted to post a find i had at a car boot sale in Liverpool, it is a 1914 "Liverpool Pals" cap badge, i bought a box of mixed cap badges for £4.50, in total there was 14 badges and this little gem. Cap badges are new to me and i have only been collecting since i was left some by my grandad and feel i just want to carry on were he left off. It is fully hallmarked silver with the Chester hallmark and the Elkington & Co Ltd makers mark. Only thing that is different is that it has had the pin replaced and repositioned in the past.

I know some of the history of this cap badge and that it was issued by the Earl of Derby in 1914. i found this brief write up on the net:

Lord Kitchener was the Secretary of State for War in August 1914. He had made an appeal on the 7th of August for 100,000 volunteers for the Regular Army. As a result, Lord Derby, also known as the King of Lancashire answered the call and raised several Volunteer Battalions in 1914 to include the 17th-20th Battalions of the King's (LIVERPOOL) Regiment. These battalions were known as the Liverpool "PALS". The cap badge that they wore was that of Lord Derby's own crest, motto "SANS CHANGER" (CONSTANT). All the volunteers who joined prior to October 16th, 1914 received a sterling silver cap badge as a personal gift from Derby himself. After that date the badges were made of brass for the O.R's.

Sorry for the essay and the crux of what i am trying to find out is:

The value of the item as i am led to believe it is quite rare.

Is this one rarer as it is hallmarked in Chester as all others i have seen are hallmarked in London.

And any further information about the item.

Thanks guys and sorry about the massive write up, i really appreciate any help given. Also my apoligies for the picture quality.

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Hi guys new to this forum but really enjoying all the cool pictures and advice, last year i purchased a box of mixed militaria from a car boot sale and found this German WW2 Belt inside. on looking at the rogues gallery and other guides i still dont know if this is genuine or real and to be honest dont know much about what the item is (other that it is a belt and buckle).

The belt is stamped NOWA 1936 Hamburg39, it also has the number 102 stamped on the edge of the leather, there is also a number scribed on the reverse of the buckle which states 3258 and on closer inspection and barely visible in the centre of the leather on the reverse is the number 3511, maybe these are id numbers of the soldier who owned it.

Any help in identifying what this belt is and wether it is real or not would be greatly appreciated, also any idea of value would be helpful as i am looking at offloading it if it is real as it is not my cup of tea, more into cap badges and medals.

my apoligies for the quality of some of the pictures as my camera is pants, will be buying a new one soon, so any questions give me a bell and i will try and upload some better pictures. thanks again and my appreciation for any help you can give - Paul

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I got this small tank for the German flamethrower M41
Its been repainted to look old in the org german tan color.The valve is in very good cond.
This is the hydrogen tank that sits on the firing tube.
Just wonder about the value.

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Is this a NSKK patch for a foreign volunteer unit? It sure looks like the OTHER FV patches. Any idea what country, or countries? Your opinon appreciated. Thanks

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The picture is kinda poor i know but... Any opinions? All welcome. The piece is missing both prongs.

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look at this beauties a nice Wagner from '39 and a Deschler (both alu)
This is not the set that I showed weeks ago
enjoy

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Weeze, Rheinland, Germany.

The first picture was taken by British forces 1945 during the battle for Weeze. The second picture was taken in 2005 during a "War Walk", we are a small group of friends who visit original battlefields wearing original uniforms and equipment.

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Cheers, Bill.

How do I down size my pictures to upload? On my thumbnails they are around 1.45 mb. I tried to carry them over to the forum thread.No luck,and time runs out uploading them. Is it my camera and how I take the photo's? Thanks, :confused:

I don't know if this will come out. My pics are 1.45 mb.I tried dropping them from thumbnails as stated in one of the other threads. Well..it didn't work.How do I downsize my pictures?