Australian Badges & Helmet Plates

AUSTRALIAN PRE FEDERATION

New South Wales

Helmet Plate 1880-1900

Whitemetal 101mm (three lugs)

SOLD

New South Wales

Mounted Infantry slouch hat badge

Brass (two lugs) 32mm

SOLD

New South Wales

Collar badge

Lugs removed and pin holes (see photo)

Whitemetal 30mm

$125

Queensland

Defense Force Helmet Plate

Brass, three lugs.

with repaired crown

SOLD

Queensland Mounted Infantry

53mm brass hat badge

(two lugs) 1860-

SOLD

Victorian Militia Artillery

Pill box brass cap badge

two lugs (32mm) Post 1884

SOLD

Victorian Military Forces

Brass 42mm badge

Two screw posts on the rear appear

to make this some form of cross belt badge

$375

Victorian Military forces

38mm brass (two lugs)

forage cap badge 1893

$175

Victorian Military forces

38mm oxidised (two lugs)

forage cap badge 1893

SOLD

Victoria Volunteer Cadet Corps

38mm brass cap badge (two lugs)

$140

Pre Federation South

Australian Mounted Rifles

Hat badge 32mm

SOLD

Queensland

Defense Force Helmet Plate

Brass, three lugs.

(Early heavy construction)

$785

Pre Federation 8^th(Union Volunteer)

Infantry Regiment (Irish Rifles) NSW 50mm

SOLD

Pre Federation Western

Australian Military Forces Glengarry

Complete with backing plate 50MM

SOLD

RISING SUNS

Standard WW1 Rising Sun with slider

SOLD

Standard WW2 Rising Sun with two fixed lugs

$50

Nurses Silver "Throat" Rising Sun

Maker marked "K. G. Luke Melb"

$125

Standard set of Rising Sun collars

Pair $50

Outstanding uncirculated WW1 Rising Sun

Maker marked "Tif Taft B'Ham"

SOLD

Rare set of Western Australian Rising Sun badges

Maker marked "SHERIDAN PERTH WA"

SOLD

Pair of first pattern Rising Suns

One missing a lug & the other has been

beautifully converted to a sweetheart/broach

SOLD

Rare Flavell Rising Sun collar

SOLD

Rare H. Arendsen Melb. Rising Sun collar Pair

$150

General Plastics Rising Sun Collar pair

SOLD

Tift Taft collar pair U.K made.

Both with clear maker mark

(Note the filled in crown)

$125

Rare set of Western Australian Rising Sun

collar badges maker marked

"SHERIDAN PERTH WA"

$125

Quality constructed

Nurses Silver "Throat" Rising Sun

Maker marked "STOKES"

SOLD

Quality constructed

Nurses Silver "Throat" Rising Sun

Maker marked "K. G. Luke Melb"

SOLD

Stunning Post WW2 GVI

Armoured Silver Rising Sun

Maker marked "K. G. Luke Melb"

SOLD

Post WW2 GVI Rising Sun

Maker marked "Stokes Melb"

SOLD

Rare collar variety with blank maker name

plates, made in the English style.

Never encountered before

SOLD

Nice example of Stokes Rising Sun Hat Badge

WW1/2

SOLD

Rough K. G. Luke Rising Sun Hat Badge

WW1/2

$40

Rare unmarked collar variety

possibly made pre WW1 or in between

WW1/2 due to no sign of being oxidised.

Note long scroll & lugs close together.

$125

Rare example of a WW2 era Armoured Corps

White metal Rising Sun Hat Badge.

Note the “Halo” between the rays of the sun.

Never encountered this variety before

SOLD

Rare Arundel marked Rising Sun Hat Badge

WW1 or WW2 period which has been gold plated

& converted to pin back. Looks stunning

$245

NEXT OF KIN BADGES

First World War Mothers and Widows badge

1 Star representing one child or a

husband who died in the Great War

Numbered 9628

SOLD

Second World War Mothers and Widows badge

3 Stars representing three children

who died in the Second World War

Number A30765

SOLD

Gallipoli Mourning Broach

A black enamel badge in the shape

of a gumnut leaf with the word

"Gallipoli" across the face

58mm across

SOLD

First World War Mothers and Widows badge

2 Stars representing two children who died in the Great War

(Missing pin on back) but otherwise fine and extremely rare

Numbered 32744

SOLD

PREEMINENT BADGES

Voluntary Ballot Enlistment Scheme Badge

$675

Australian Staff Corps pattern 40 mm Cap badge

Attached by wire is a seal marked with a broad

arrow & pattern the number “30". Extremely

rare of which we have never encountered before

$325

		1900-30 IN BATTALION ORDER
Cossum Ref #	UNIT		Type of Badge	Cost
	Volunteer Cadet Corps	Victoria	Brass hat badge	$125
C9	The Victorian Scottish Regiment	Victoria	Whitemetal hat badge	$375
C16	NSW Defence Forces Staff	NSW	Brass 46mm Hat Badge	SOLD
C45	Western Australian Infantry Regiment	WA	Whitemetal 32mm "1st type" Collar badge	SOLD
C73	1^st Australian Infantry Regiment	NSW	Brass Collar 22mm J. R. Guant & Sons London. Period replacement of lugs to spikes in order to make it a cap badge (single spike left)	$275
C84	11th Australian Infantry Regiment	WA	Brass 53mm Hat Badge	$850
C86	12th Infantry Battalion	TAS	Brass Cap Badge	SOLD
C87	Royal Australian Artillery (Permanent)	Edward VII 1903-11	Brass 47mm hat badge	SOLD
C92	Australian Garrison Artillery (Militia)		Brass pair of collars (One collar with wear)	$225
C93	Australian Field Artillery (Militia)		Brass 64mm Hat Badge	SOLD
			Brass pair of collar badges (one collar has no lugs)	SOLD
C95	Australian Engineers		Oxidised pair of collar badges	$120
C96	Royal Australian Engineers		Single Brass Collar	$175
		1930-42 IN BATTALION ORDER
Cossum Ref #	Battalion	Regiment	Type of Badge	Cost
C232	1st Infantry Battalion	The East Sydney Regiment	53mm brass Hat Badge	SOLD
C233	2nd Infantry Battalion	The City of Newcastle Regiment	52mm brass Hat Badge	SOLD
C235	3rd Infantry Battalion	The Werriwa Regiment	52mm Brass Hat Badge	SOLD
C236	4th Infantry Battalion	The Australian Rifles	50mm Brass Hat Badge	$200
			Oxidised pair of collars	$130
C237	5th Infantry Battalion	The Victorian Scottish Regiment	52mm Oxidised Hat Badge	$220
C239	6th Infantry Battalion	The Royal Melbourne Regiment	55mm brass Hat Badge	SOLD
			Brass pair of collars	SOLD
			Oxidised pair of collars	SOLD
C240	7th Infantry Battalion	The Northwest Murray Borderers	47mm oxidised Hat Badge	$250
C241	8th Infantry Battalion	The City of Ballarat Regiment	53mm brass Hat Badge	SOLD
			Oxidised pair of collars	$350
C242	9th Infantry Battalion	The Moreton Regiment	50mm brass Hat Badge	$300
C243	10th Infantry Battalion	The Adelaide Rifles	52mm brass Hat Badge	$185
			Brass pair of collars	SOLD
C244	11th Infantry Battalion	The City of Perth Regiment	50mm blackened brass Hat Badge & 30mm Collar set	SOLD
			Oxidised pair of collars	SOLD
			Brass pair of collars	SOLD
C245	12th Infantry Battalion	The Launceston Regiment	59mm Oxidised Hat Badge	$350
			Single brass right facing collar	SOLD
C246	13th Infantry Battalion	The Maitland Regiment	56mm brass Hat Badge	$575
C247	14th Infantry Battalion	The Prahran Regiment	60mm oxidised Hat Badge	$275
			Brass pair of collars	$150
C248	15th Infantry Battalion	The Oxley Regiment	50mm brass Hat Badge	$275
			Single brass left facing collar	$75
C249	16th Infantry Battalion	The Cameron Highlanders of W.A.	58mm Oxidised Hat Badge	$275
			Oxidised pair of collars	SOLD
C250	17th Infantry Battalion	The North Sydney Regiment	52mm Brass Hat Badge	$160
			Oxidised pair of collars	$110
C251	18th Infantry Battalion	The Kuring-Gai Regiment	50mm brass Hat Badge	$450
C252	19th Infantry Battalion	The South Sydney Regiment	52mm brass Hat Badge	$100
			Single brass collar	SOLD
C253	20th Infantry Battalion	The Parramatta & Blue Mountains Regiment	50mm brass Hat Badge	SOLD
			Single brass left facing collar	SOLD
C255	22nd Infantry Battalion	The Richmond Regiment	43mm brass Hat Badge	SOLD
			Brass pair of collars	SOLD
			Single oxidised left facing collar	$80
C256	22nd Infantry Battalion	The South Gippsland Regiment	57mm oxidised Hat Badge	$50
			Oxidised pair of collars	SOLD
C257	23rd Infantry Battalion	The City of Geelong Regiment	52mm oxidised Hat Badge	SOLD
C258	24th Infantry Battalion	The Kooyong Regiment	53mm brass Hat Badge	$95
				$75
C259	25th Infantry Battalion	The Darling Downs Regiment	52mm painted brass Hat Badge	$300
			Single oxidised collar	SOLD
			Single brass collar	SOLD
C262	27th Infantry Battalion	The South Australian Scottish Regiment	52mm white metal Hat Badge	SOLD
C263	28th Infantry Battalion	The Swan Regiment	52mm brass Hat Badge	$250
	28th Infantry Battalion	The Swan Regiment	Officers Stirling Silver & enamel Cap badge (also left facing collar) 32mm	SOLD
			Single brass right hand collar	SOLD
C264	29th Infantry Battalion	The East Melbourne Regiment	45mm Enamel Hat Badge	SOLD
			Oxidised enamel pair of collars (slight chipping on one)	SOLD
C266	30th Infantry Battalion	The N.S.W. Scottish Regiment	75mm white metal Hat Badge	$350
C268	32nd Infantry Battalion	The Footscray Regiment	51mm brass Hat Badge	$145
			Oxidised Pair of collars	$120
C269	33rd Infantry Battalion	The New England Regiment	47mm brass Hat Badge	$95
			Oxidised pair of collars	$70
			Single brass right facing collar	$40
C271	34th Infantry Battalion	The Illawarra Regiment	52mm oxidised Hat Badge	$125
C271	34th Infantry Battalion	The Illawarra Regiment	52mm brass Hat Badge	$125
			Oxidised pair of collars	$100
			Brass pair of collars	$100
C272	35th Infantry Battalion	Newcastles Own Regiment	51mm brass Hat Badge	$450
C275	38th Infantry Battalion	The Bendigo Regiment	50mm oxidised Hat Badge	$250
C276	39th Infantry Battalion	The Hawthorn - Kew Regiment	53mm enamel and brass Hat Badge	SOLD
			Brass and enamel pair of collars	$225
C278	40th Infantry Battalion	The Derwent Regiment	58mm oxidised Hat Badge	$80
C278	40th Infantry Battalion	The Derwent Regiment	58mm brass Hat Badge	$80
			Brass pair of collars	$125
C279 (A)	41st Infantry Battalion (1st Type)	The Byron Regiment	50mm brass Hat Badge	SOLD
C279 (B)	41st Infantry Battalion (2nd Type)	The Byron Regiment	50mm brass Hat Badge (One Lug)	SOLD
C280	42nd Infantry Battalion	The Capricornia Regiment	53mm brass Hat Badge	$275
C281	43rd Infantry Battalion	The Hindmarsh Regiment	51mm oxidised Hat Badge	$140
C281	43rd Infantry Battalion	The Hindmarsh Regiment	51mm brass Hat Badge	$95
			Brass pair of collars	$75
	44th Infantry Battalion West Australian Rifles		50mm Brass hat badge	$500
C282	44th Infantry Battalion West Australian Rifles		Brass pair of collars (one collar missing lugs)	$150
C283	45th Infantry Battalion	The St. George Regiment	65mm brass Hat Badge	$325
C286	47th Infantry Battalion	The Wide Bay Regiment	52mm oxidised Hat Badge	$125
C286	47th Infantry Battalion	The Wide Bay Regiment	52mm brass Hat Badge	$125
			Brass pair of collars	$100
C287	48th Infantry Battalion	The Torrens Regiment	Oxidised Hat Badge	$125
			Oxidised pair of collars	$100
			Brass pair of collars	$100
C288	49th Infantry Battalion	The Stanley Regiment	54mm oxidised Hat Badge	$125
C288	49th Infantry Battalion	The Stanley Regiment	54mm brass Hat Badge	$125
			Brass pair of collars	$100
C290	51st Infantry Battalion	The Far North Queensland Regiment	52mm brass Hat Badge	SOLD
C293	53rd Infantry Battalion	West Sydney Regiment	Brass Cap Badge	$750
C296	56th Infantry Battalion	The Riverina Regiment	32mm brass Hat Badge	$700
			Single oxidised right facing collar	SOLD
C297	57th Infantry Battalion	The Merri Regiment	47mm brass Hat Badge	$95
C297	57th Infantry Battalion	The Merri Regiment	47mm oxidised Hat Badge	$140
			Brass pair of collars	$65
			Single oxidised left facing collar	$40
C298	58th Infantry Battalion	The Essendon Rifles	52mm enamel and brass Hat Badge (No Chips)	$175
			Brass and enamel pair of collars (slight chipping on one)	$130
C299	58th Infantry Battalion	The Essendon - Coburg - Brunswick Rifles	52mm enamel and brass Hat Badge (No Chips)	$150
			Brass and enamel pair of collars	$130
C300	59th Infantry Battalion	The Hume Regiment	53mm enamel and brass Hat Badge (slight chips)	$110
			Single enamel collar	$60
C301	59th Infantry Battalion	The Coburg-Brunswick Regiment	53mm Enamel and brass Hat Badge (Slight Chips)	$125
C302	60th Infantry Battalion	The Heidelberg Regiment	52mm enamel and brass Hat Badge	$150
			Brass and enamel pair of collars	$130
C303	61st Infantry Battalion	The Cameron Highlanders of Qld	58mm white metal Hat Badge	$150
C303	61st Infantry Battalion	The Cameron Highlanders of Qld	58mm oxidised Hat Badge	$150
			Oxidised Pair of collars	SOLD
C304		Sydney University Regiment	54mm oxidised Hat Badge	$75
			Oxidised pair of collars	$65
C306		Australian Army Chaplains Department	43mm oxidised Hat Badge	$65
			Oxidised pair of collars	$40
C308		Australian Tank Corps	45mm Hat Badge	SOLD
			Oxidised pair of collars	SOLD
C309		The Army Ordnance Corps	61mm oxidised Hat Badge	$225
			Single oxidised collar	SOLD
C310		Australian Army Survey Corps	61mm oxidised Hat Badge	$325
C310		Australian Army Survey Corps	61mm brass Hat Badge	$325
C311		Australian Staff Corp	53mm brass Hat Badge	$75
			Cap badge	$50
C312		Australian Instructional Corps	45mm Hat Badge	$175
			Bronze pair of collars	$125
C312	Officers	Australian Instructional Corps	45mm Hat Badge	SOLD
	Officers		Brass and enamel pair of collars	$225
C313		Australian Army Veterinary Corps	55mm brass Hat Badge	$175
			Single brass left facing collar	$100
C314		Australian Army Medical Corps	70mm oxidised Hat Badge	$75
C314		Australian Army Medical Corps	70mm brass Hat Badge	$75
			Oxidised pair of collars	$50
			Brass pair of collars	$50
C315		Australian Army Service Corps	45mm oxidised Hat Badge	$45
			Oxidised pair of collars	$30
C316		Australian Engineers George V	47mm oxidised Hat Badge	$50
C316		Australian Engineers George V	47mm brass Hat Badge	$50
C317		Australian Engineers George V1	47mm oxidised Hat Badge	$50
C318		Royal Australian Artillery Siege Brigade	45mm Hat Badge	SOLD
			Single oxidised collar	$80
C319		Royal Australian Artillery Regiment	50mm oxidised Hat Badge	SOLD
C319		Royal Australian Artillery Regiment	50mm brass Hat Badge	$65
C322		Australian Corps of Signals	53mm brass Hat Badge	$60
			Oxidised pair of collars	$40
			Brass pair of collars	$40
		Light Horse
C205	4th Light Horse	Corangamite Light Horse	50mm brass Hat Badge	SOLD
C206	5th Light Horse	Wide Bay and Burnett QMI	52mm W/M Hat Badge	SOLD
C211	9th Light Horse	Flinders Light Horse	52mm brass Hat Badge	$385
			Brass pair of collars	$225
C212	10th Light Horse	Western Australian Mounted Infantry	Hat badge 52mm Brass & Enamel marked SS & Co. Ltd. Adelaide	SOLD
C213	11th Light Horse	Darling Downs Regiment QMI	52mm WM Hat Badge	$385

C216	14th Light Horse	West Moreton Regiment QMI	52mm WM Hat Badge	SOLD
C223	21st Light Horse Riverina Horse		Single oxidised left facing collar	SOLD
C225	23rd Light Horse	Barossa Light Horse	52mm RARE Officers White metal Hat Badge with correct brass lugs	$950
			Single brass left facing collar	$110
C227	25th Light Horse Regiment	Light Horse Machine Gun Regiment	Oxidised hat badge	SOLD
			Single oxidised left facing collar (No lugs but beautiful K. G. Luke mark)	$250
		POST WW2
C325	Royal Australian Armoured Corps		Whitemetal Collars	$70
C353	10th WAMI	Western Australian Mounted Infantry	Frosted Whitemetal 44mm Hat badge & 30mm Collar set	$300
C359	2nd Infantry Battalion	City of Newcastle Regiment	Brass 50mm Hat Badge	$50
			Single left facing brass collar	$35
C360	3rd Infantry Battalion	Werriwa Regiment	Brass 52mm Hat Badge	$95
			Pair of brass collars	$140
C361	5th Infantry Battalion	Victorian Scottish Regiment	Whitemetal 51mm Hat badge	$180
C363	8/7th Infantry Battalion	North Western Victoria Regiment	Brass 45mm Hat Badge	$110
			Single brass left facing collar	$70
C364	11/44th Infantry Battalion	City of Perth Regiment	Brass 47mm Hat Badge	$60
			Pair of brass collars	SOLD
C365	12th Infantry Battalion	Launceston Regiment	Brass 51mm Hat Badge	$95
			Single brass left facing collar	$65
C366	13th Infantry Battalion	Macquarie Regiment	Brass & whitemetal 50mm Hat Badge	SOLD
C369	27th Infantry Battalion	South Australian Scottish Regiment	Whitemetal 50mm Hat Badge	$225
C370	28th Infantry Swan Regiment		Pair of brass collars	$45
C372	34th Infantry Battalion	Illawarra Regiment	Brass 52mm Hat Badge	$100
C373	38th Infantry Battalion	Northern Victoria	Whitemetal 45mm Hat Badge	$150
C374	40th Infantry Battalion	Derwent Regiment	Brass & Whitemetal 47mm Hat Badge	$295
			Single bi-metal right facing collar	SOLD
C375	42nd battalion Capricornia Regiment		Single right facing brass collar	SOLD
C376	43/48th Infantry Battalion	Hindmarsh Regiment	Brass 53mm Hat Badge	$75
			Pair of brass collars	$100
C377	45th Infantry Battalion	St George Regiment	Brass 65mm Hat Badge	$155
			Pair of brass collars	$80
C378	47th Infantry Battalion	Wide Bay Regiment	Brass 52mm Hat Badge One lug missing	$55
C379	51st Infantry Battalion	Far North Queensland	Brass 52mm Hat Badge	$95
C380	58/32nd Infantry Battalion	Melbourne Rifles	Brass 45mm Hat Badge	$110
C381	59th Infantry Battalion	Hume Regiment	Brass 52mm Hat Badge	$95


We are always adding to our stock and not all badges are represented on this site. Please e-mail us if you are after any collars or any badges from other periods.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WELL OVER A THOUSAND QUALITY BRITISH BADGES IN STOCK. ALL BADGES ARE 100 % ORIGINAL. MANY HAVING COME FROM LONG ESTABLISHED COLLECTIONS. PLEASE CONTACT US WITH YOUR WANTS LIST.

RECENTLY SOLD

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An extremely rare 1st Australian Re-mount Unit "un-official" middle east sand cast hat badge. This badge was purchased direct from family and there can be no doubt to its authenticity.

SOLD

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THE RAREST RISING SUN BADGE

The following is an extract from Sabretache journal talking about this very badge

"In reply to a query on a Swiss manufactured silver Rising Sun Badge there is no doubt it must be the rarest of the rising Sun Badges. The badge was manufactured in Switzerland for members of the AIF who escaped or evaded capture after the collapse of Italy in 1943 and then found their way to Switzerland. The manufacture of the badges was arranged by Lieutenant D. A. MacDonald the Amenities Officer of the 2/13 Battalion. Badges were authorised by Major H. J. Kroger in his capacity as Senior AIF Officer in Switzerland. There is only one of these badges known to be in any collection in Australia. I leave it to you to determine the rarity of these badges which as the photographs show are about the same size as the normal collar badge but are more rounded in size."

This badge was originally purchased by John over 20 years ago from the family of escaper WX4461 Private John Pallot 2/28th Battalion and has resided in a local collection ever since. We are fortunate to have recently purchased the badge back and have on offer the only known Swiss Rising sun with provenance to have surfaced. This badge was worn on the beret as no slouch hat was issued to the escapers.

Buyers must be aware that another variety has surfaced (since the appearance of the above article), but does not come with any provenance and a key noticeable difference is that it is not double stamped. We have also included a copy of this rising sun with the purchase of this badge at no extra charge.

SOLD

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5th Light Horse unofficial badge 1912 - 1918.

This is a superb example in bronze with the clear "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" makers plate

Near EF SOLD

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25th Light Horse Machine Gun Regiment Hat Badge oxidised. Marked "K. G. LUKE MELB" 1930-42 period.
Collectors should be aware that the 25th LH hat badge has been reproduced and should reject flat back badges with impressed makers mark. It should also be noted that the machine gun under the swan is a seperate piece.

SOLD

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A Selection of 9 KINGS COLONIAL INSIGNIA. A very fine carded display of unissued examples. All with original Gilt. This collection of badges comes from the original J.R. Gaunt and Son Ltd. Pattern book archive and was originally sold in the UK by the National Army Museum.

This is only the second time in 35 years I have offered a series of these badges with a good gilt finish. Discussions with various serious badge collectors indicate that the splendour of the K.C. uniforms is that there is every chance that all ranks may have worn Gilt badges.

A unique opportunity to obtain guaranteed original badges, complete with lugs.

Excellent condition SOLD

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Australian Badges & Helmet Plates

AUSTRALIAN PRE FEDERATION

RISING SUNS

NEXT OF KIN BADGES

PREEMINENT BADGES

1900-30 IN BATTALION ORDER

1930-42 IN BATTALION ORDER

Light Horse

POST WW2

We are always adding to our stock and not all badges are represented on this site. Please e-mail us if you are after any collars or any badges from other periods.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WELL OVER A THOUSAND QUALITY BRITISH BADGES IN STOCK.

ALL BADGES ARE 100 % ORIGINAL. MANY HAVING COME FROM LONG ESTABLISHED COLLECTIONS.

PLEASE CONTACT US WITH YOUR WANTS LIST.

RECENTLY SOLD

THE RAREST RISING SUN BADGE