WW2 Polish Beret Lieutenant Colonel Rank Stars
September 12, 2019
WW2 Polish wz.39 Eagle Cap Badge – Spink & Son
September 19, 2019
WW2 Polish 14th Jazłowiecki Armoured Lancers Regimental Badge
1944-46, Spink & Son, London, 47mm x 46mm, Solid Silver (0.950)
Other Ranks breast badge of the 14th Jazłowiecki Lancers Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces in the West. The 14th Jazłowiec Lancers Regiment was part of the 1st Armored Division of General Maczek, then the 16th Armoured Brigade.
Three-piece badge. The obverse of the badge in the shape of a Maltese cross, placed over the rosette (Sun of Podole). In the center of the cross there is a miniature order of Virtuti Militari. On the rosette there are the initials (UJ) of Uhlans Jazłowiecki and the date (1918). The reverse of the badge is smooth, in the center of the rosette there is a fastening post. Round nut, signed by the manufacturer (Spink & Son London).
Badge made from solid silver, tested on a spectrometer (Ag Circa 95.7%) Condition as in the photos.
This variant of badge is mentioned by Tony Leszczuk and Krzysztof Barbarski in the book „The Polish Army in the West 1939-47, Commemorative and Specialist Badges, 2020” badge 33b, page 25.
