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

Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Firmin & Sons Ld, London. Gilt bright and in superb condition. Victorian crown. Worn from 1878 -1902.

Ripley No 528 refers.

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Victorian Ordnance Corps Officer's Gilt Brass Medium Pattern Button, QVC Crown  read more

Code: 69196

Edwardian / WW1 Army Pay Department Button Officer's Medium Pattern Fire Gilt Button

Circa 19mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker mark JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London to reverse. Gilt bright and in very good condition. King's crown. Worn from 1902 - 1920. Scarce.

Ripley No 528 refers.

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Code: 69194

3rd (City of London) Volunteer Battalion (The London Regiment (The Royal Fusiliers)) Large Pattern Other Ranks White Metal Button

Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Prater & Co, London. In good condition. This has the feel of an ORs button. Worn pre-1908, after which they became the 7th Battalion, The London Regiment.

Ripley No 438 refers.

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Code: 69651

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) Volunteer Battalion Officer's Silver Plated White Metal Medium Pattern Button

Circa 19mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Pitt & Co, Maddox St, London. In very good condition with sharp detail. King's Crown. Circa 1902 - 1908.

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Code: 69650

The Royal Welsh Fusiliers Volunteer Battalion Officer's Large Pattern Silver Plated White Metal Button

Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Hobson & Sons, Lexington St, London W. A gorgeous example.

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Code: 69649

Early 16th Queen's Own Lancers Officer's Coatee Tunic Button

In very poor condition, most probably excavated, but with shank intact. Circa 20.5mm in diameter. Hard to read but appears to be maker marked Jennens & Co, London. A gap filler until a better example comes along, if ever! This pattern worn circa 1830 to 1855. Scarce. Sold as seen.

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Code: 69648

WW2 Northamptonshire Yeomanry RAC (TA) All Ranks Medium Pattern Brass Button

Circa 20mm in diameter, fixed shank, blank reverse. In very good condition. This pattern introduced in 1939 when they became a Royal Armoured Corps regiment. In great condition. Scarce.

Ripley & Darmanin No 166 refers.

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Code: 69647

Rare WW2 German POW Internment War Work Inlaid Wood Vesta

This is a very high quality inlaid wooden vesta or match safe, to the front it has ‘P.O.W. Shrewsbury camp’ and to the back a lovely inlaid star shape. Research shows that the pow camp at Shrewsbury was used to house German internees and other German prisoners captured at the various fronts (see below). The box has a flip lid to the side and on the underside of the lid a strip of sandpaper used...  read more

Code: 65144

WW1 Officers Training Corps (OTC) Mufti Silver and Enamel Buttonhole Horseshoe Lapel Badge

A small attractive King's Crown enamelled unmarked silver lapel badge for the Officer's Training Corps (OTC). Made by J.R. Gaunt, London. In good condition complete with a lapel button-hole fixing. No damage to enamel. Registered design number 627163 to reverse, which gives this design a registration date of between 1913 and 1914.

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Code: 65193