Police & Prisons 

Subcategories

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  UK Police & Prison Hat Badges

  Police Cap Badges and Helmet Stars for Sale.

  Genuine UK British and Northern Irish Police and Constabulary cap badges, helmet stars and helmet plates for sale to bona fide collectors. UK Prison Service hat badges are included in this section when in stock.

  We recommend the following reference book -

  Police Forces of Great Britain and Ireland - their Amalgamations and their Buttons. ISBN 0901718297: R Hazell and Co. (1983).

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  Police and Prison Uniform Buttons

  Police Uniform Buttons For Sale.

  Original British and Commonwealth Police Uniform Buttons bought and sold worldwide by mail order.  Most of our police uniform buttons are British or from the British Commonwealth or British Empire.  

  Modern Police Service uniform clothing buttons tend to be Chromium-plated - this is shown as Chrome in our button catalogues. Older Police Force uniform buttons are made from White Metal (abbreviated to WM in our button catalogues). Some senior Police officers buttons may be silver-plated; particularly those from British colonial police forces. Older Constabulary uniform buttons might also be made from black horn or black plastic - these tend to be for police capes or overcoats; particularly those worn at night.

  To help collectors: 'Ripley' reference numbers are shown from the book 'Police Forces of Great Britain and Ireland - their Amalgamations and their Buttons'. By Howard Ripley (1983).

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  UK Police & Prisons (Other Badges)

  British and Northern Irish Police and Prison Service rank badges, collar badges, collar numbers, pullover patches and shoulder titles for sale to bona fide collectors. Hat badges and buttons are listed elsewhere in separate sections.

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  Overseas Police & Prisons

  Overseas Police and Prisons Insignia For Sale.

  Police, Prisons and Corrective Services insignia from outside the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - for sale. This section includes British Empire, Commonwealth and Colonial Police badges.  We also have a selection of American Police Department, County Sheriff badges, jail, detention and US State Prison shoulder patches to buy.