WW1 Grenadier Guards Cap Badge Brass Grenade 17 Flames Blackened Field Original
Condition:
Used
"Overall State: Good original antique condition with heavy wartime service character.Front Details: The individual flame curves and the rounded contours of the bomb base remain sharp and clean. The heavy black painted layer shows authentic, irregular wear and paint loss across the front of the bomb ball, exposing the bright golden brass underneath from real handling.Reverse Side: Features a beautiful, clean hollow-stamping with natural brass coloration and typical light dark spots from long-term storage around the perimeter.Fixing State: Both rear copper loops are completely intact, straight, strong, and securely bonded with no signs of modern resoldering or structural repairs."
Price: £34.99
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Description
Item Specifics
Type: Cap Badge
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Clothing Type: Helmets/ Hats
Era: 1914-1945
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Country/ Organization: Great Britain
Theme: Militaria
Service: Army
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Condition: Used
Seller note: Overall State: Good original antique condition with heavy wartime service character.Front Details: The individual flame curves and the rounded contours of the bomb base remain sharp and clean. The heavy black painted layer shows authentic, irregular wear and paint loss across the front of the bomb ball, exposing the bright golden brass underneath from real handling.Reverse Side: Features a beautiful, clean hollow-stamping with natural brass coloration and typical light dark spots from long-term storage around the perimeter.Fixing State: Both rear copper loops are completely intact, straight, strong, and securely bonded with no signs of modern resoldering or structural repairs.
Item description
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Item Size & Specifications
- Regiment: Grenadier Guards
- Design: Grenade Fired Proper insignia featuring a wide 17-flame burst
- Era: World War I (1914–1918)
- Material: Stamped brass with a heavy black painted service finish
- Fixing Type: Rear dual copper loops/lugs (For cotter pin attachment)
- Height: 43 mm
- Width: 38 mm
- Lug Spacing: 25 mm apart (center-to-center distance)
- Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Description
Up for sale is an authentic, original British military cap badge from the First World War for the Grenadier Guards. This design features their iconic 17-point multi-tiered flame burst exploding from a rounded bomb base. This specific Great War example retains its classic dark black painted layer, which was historically applied directly to bright brass pieces for active field service camouflage to prevent reflections.
The reverse side shows a distinct hollow-stamping and houses the original pair of dual copper fixing loops securely attached to the back of the lower flame wings, spaced exactly 25mm apart. This is a fantastic piece for collectors of elite British Guards regiments, trench-era field variations, or early 20th-century tactical militaria.
Condition
- Overall State: Good original antique condition with heavy wartime service character.
- Front Details: The individual flame curves and the rounded contours of the bomb base remain sharp and clean. The heavy black painted layer shows authentic, irregular wear and paint loss across the front of the bomb ball, exposing the bright golden brass underneath from real handling.
- Reverse Side: Features a beautiful, clean hollow-stamping with natural brass coloration and typical light dark spots from long-term storage around the perimeter.
- Fixing State: Both rear copper loops are completely intact, straight, strong, and securely bonded with no signs of modern resoldering or structural repairs.
Item History
The 1st Regiment of Foot Guards was awarded the title “Grenadiers” by Royal Proclamation in 1815 to honor their historic defeat of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard at the Battle of Waterloo. Along with the name, they adopted the French flaming grenade insignia. During World War I, bright brass insignias were frequently blackened using paint or chemical toning to prevent enemy snipers from spotting reflection glares in the trenches. This 17-flame pattern represents the classic field badge worn proudly by guardsmen throughout the 1914–1918 conflict.
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- Item location: ilford, Essex
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Great quality and price, as described, seamless transaction, thanks so much for this wonderful piece of theatrical memorabilia! 🌟
l***e (138)
- Feedback left by buyer l***e (138).
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Great quality and price, seamless transaction, thanks so much for this wonderful piece of theatrical memorabilia! 🌟
l***e (138)
- Feedback left by buyer l***e (138).
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Great piece of theatrical memorabilia, thanks so much! 10/10
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