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Add to cartMORE INFOSAWW11UNI1316 South African Mines Engineering Brigade Battledress
$550.00Original and rare MEB Battledress tunic made in USA on land-lease 1943 Dated with labels intact
All buttons intact
Badges all original to BD
Medal bar on pin.
MEB where miners from South Africa recruited to dig tunnels in North Africa and Italy during the war with 61 Tunnelling Company
Rare
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Add to cartMORE INFOSAWW11BG1602 SAAF 35 Squadron Blazer Badge
$85.00Mounted on plaque
Wire embroidered
Formed on 2 February 1945 by renumbering South African manned 262 Squadron RAF which was operating Catalinas from Congella (Durban harbour) and St Lucia on the Natal coast and from Langebaan on the West Cape coast. In April 1945 the squadron received the first of 16 Sunderland GR 5s, but peace prevented the squadron from going to the Far East and the Sunderlands were used for ferrying South African troops home from Cairo.
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Add to cartMORE INFOSABWBG1369 Damant’s Horse Slouch Hat Badge
$165.00Sheet brass theatre made slouch hat badge .
Converted into brooch pin type but missing pin.
The “Tiger”, being the Rimington Tigers(Guides) previously.
Worn from 1901 to 1902 only.
The unit was raised in South Africa originally Rimington’s Guides. They wore Leopard skin on their slouch hat, and rather incongruously were known as “Rimington’s Tiger’s”. This unit became “Damant’s Horse”, also known as “Damant’s Tigers” in January 1901.
The Warstore, Specialists in South African Militaria
The Warstore is a South African Militaria Outlet. We specialize in African Military Confrontations such as the Zulu War, Boer Wars, African Participation in WWI and WWII, the Rhodesian Bush War, The South Africa Border Wars in Angola and South West Africa, The Portuguese War in Mozambique and Angola, UN Participation in Korea, Mercenary Actions in the Congo Conflicts, and more.
Our Collection of Militaria
We buy and sell militaria such as Badges, Uniforms, Medals, Equipment and other interesting items of combat. We travel nationally and internationally, purchasing militaria wherever it may be found. All of our items are sold as original unless stated otherwise. We Research our military items before they are released for sale.
Our vast collection is made up of priceless items that span over several decades of conflict. Whether you are a collector or a history enthusiast we invite you to have a look at our collection.