Edwardian / WW1 Army Pay Department Button Officers Large Pattern Fire Gilt Button

Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Hawkes & Co, Piccadilly, London W. Gilt bright and in superb condition. King's crown. Worn from 1902 -1920.

Ripley No 528 refers.

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Code: 69074

Victorian Army Pay Department Button Officer's Medium Pattern Fire Gilt Button

Circa 19mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker mark Best London Make to reverse. Gilt bright and in superb condition. Victorian crown. Worn from 1878 - 1902. Scarce.

Ripley No 528 refers.

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Code: 69077

25th County of London Cyclist Battalion Silver Plated Medium Pattern Button

Circa 20mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Hobson. Some tarnishing to silver plate otherwise in very good condition and scarce.

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Code: 69102

Army Cyclist Corps Officer's Large Pattern Gilt Brass Button

Maker marked Jennens. Circa 26mm in diamseter. Gilt dulled but in good condition.

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Code: 69105

Northern Cyclist Battalion (NCB) Mounted Officer's Mess Dress Button

Silver plated device mounted on small gilt button. Maker marked Hobson. Circa 14mm in diameter. Gorgeous.

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Code: 69106

WW1 Hampshire Yeomanry Carabineers Officer's OSD Large Pattern Button

An early example, mounted device, circa 23mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Jennens & Co Ltd, London. Jennens acquired by Gaunt in early 1920s. Scarce.

Ripley & Darmanin No 82 refers.

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Code: 67892

Georgian / Napoleonic Andover Loyal Volunteers (Hampshire) Gilt Tunic Coatee Button

Circa 20mm in diameter, fixed shank, open-backed convex button, with a Georgian crown to centre and Andover Loyal Volunteers surrounding, milled edge. Maker marked Mills & Co, London. Gilt mainly back to vase copper alloy to front but in very good condition for age. This pattern was worn in the second incarnation of the Volunteer movement from 1803 - 1808.

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Code: 69529

Georgian / Napoleonic Bocking & Braintree (Essex) Loyal Volunteers (Essex) Officer's Silver Plated Tunic Coatee Button

Circa 21.5mm in diameter, blank reverse, mould line, original fixed shank. Silver plate slightly tarnished otherwise in excellent condition. Worn in the second period of the volunteer movement (1803 - 1808). " B 7 B" Cypher within a Georgian crowned strap "Loyal Volunteers". Rare.

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Code: 69536

Georgian / Napoleonic Loyal Nottingham Volunteers (LNV) Officer's Silver Plated Tunic Coatee Button

Circa 19mm in diameter, blank reverse, original fixed shank, open-backed convex silver plated button. Silver dark toned otherwise in very good condition and rare.

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Code: 69537

Georgian / Napoloeonic Liverpool Fuzileers / Royal Liverpool Fuzileers / Second Battalion, Liverpool Volunteer Corps

Circa 18mm in diameter, silver plated, fixed shank (slightly bent over), blank reverse, small ding to right of crown. Otherwise in good worn condition and rare. Worn until 1808 when they were absorbed in to the Local Militia.

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Code: 69540