1st Royal Dragoons QVC Victorian Other Ranks Brass Button
Circa 25mm in diameter, floating shank, QVC winged crown above title strap. Maker marked W Dowler & Sons, Birm. Very dark toned and heavy polishing with loss of detail. Still quite hard to find this button on this size.
Ripley No 12 refers (but his is smaller pattern).
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12.00 GBP
The South Staffordshire Regiment Officer's OSD Bronzed Small Cap Sized Button
Circa 14mm in diameter, a small cap sized button, fixed shank and blank reverse. In very good condition and scarce.
Ripley No 255 refers.
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10.00 GBP
2nd North York Volunteers QVC Victorian Large Pattern White Metal Button
Circa 23.5mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked G & H Bullivant, Birmingham. Oxidised silver plate finish with sharp detail and in very good condition. Became a Volunteer Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment in 1883. Officer quality. Scarce.
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Welsh Wales 3rd Glamorgan Rifle Volunteers (Swansea) Other Ranks Large Pattern White Metal Button
Circa 23.5mm in diameter, floating shank, maker marked Samuel Brothers Ld, London. Other ranks' quality. In good condition with sharp detail. Worn until 1881 when they became a Volunteer Battalion of the Welsh Reigment.
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25.00 GBP
Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's) Large Pattern Flat White Metal Button
Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Buttons Limited. This is a flat button with an incised design, looks to have been silver plated and is in very good condition.
Ripley & Darmanin fig 17 refers.
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8.00 GBP
6th Inniskilling Dragoons Other Ranks Large Pattern Brass Button (not in Ripley)
Circa 26mm in diameter, floating shank and maker marked Firmin & Sons, Birmingham. Some light polishing to detail otherwise in good condition. Normally encountered with a roman numeral VI below. This pattern not shown in Ripley. Scarce.
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25.00 GBP
UK H M Customs Officer Button Edward EDVII Gilt Large Pattern Button
A scarce EDVII pattern button, in mint condition with fixed shank and maker marked Herbert & Co, London. Circa 23.5mm in diameter. King's crown. As worn 1901 - 1909.
HM Customs (His or Her Majesty's Customs) was the national Customs service of England (and then of Great Britain from 1707, the United Kingdom from 1801) until a merger with the Department of Excise in 1909.
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18.00 GBP
WW2 Reconnaissance (Recce) Corps Officers Large Pattern Brass Button
Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Buttons Limited, Birmingham. Gilt bright, slight stain otherwise in very good condition.
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15.00 GBP
36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot (later 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Rgt ) Officers Large Pattern Gilt Button
Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Jennens & Co (PoW feathers), London. Some minor wear to gilt otherwise in very good condition. Pre 1881.
Ripley no 124 refers.
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East Yorkshire (formerly 15th Foot) Regiment Mess Waiter's Button
A large button at 27mm in diameter, open backed with fixed shank and maker marked Firmin & Sons Ld, St Martins Lane, London. Some wear to silver plate, a small ding and some light staining to front otherwise in good condition. Circa 1894 - 1908 (with this address to the reverse). Scarce.
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28.00 GBP