Some lockets hum with sentiment; others hum with history. This antique gold locket does both. Its warm engraved surface gleams like a medal polished by memory, bearing a proud dragon and banner inscribed “THE BUFFS,” the storied Royal East Kent Regiment. Below, the date 1918 is engraved with quiet authority, a year weighted with relief, loss, and the fragile promise of peace. Holding it in the hand feels like standing at the hinge of an era, aware that this locket was once worn not simply as adornment, but as a deeply personal testament to endurance and service.

Handcrafted in Birmingham in 1918, this antique English locket is made of solid 15 karat gold and is fully hallmarked with “15,” “.625,” the Birmingham anchor, the date letter “t,” and the maker’s mark “D&F.” The round locket opens to reveal both original interior compartments, one still fitted with its original deep blue moiré panel, a rare and evocative survival. The locket measures approximately 31 millimeters north to south including the bail, 25.8 millimeters across, and 5.5 millimeters deep, and it weighs 6.34 grams.

A locket like this carries more than photographs; it carries legacy. Whether you are drawn to military history, English regimental tradition, or simply to antique jewelry with real presence and meaning, this engraved gold locket offers all of it in equal measure. Worn close to the heart, it remains what it has always been, a personal object shaped by history, memory, and the quiet human instinct to remember.

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Item ID: LTA26131VA