68th Light Infantry (1st Durham Light Infantry) Officer's Fire Gilt Tunic Button

Circa 20.5mm in diameter, fixed shank (sadly bent over and fractured, but still present) and maker marked Jennens & Co London. This pattern worn circa 1830 - 1855. Scarce but condition reflected in price. Sold as seen.

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Code: 69241

Bedfordshire Militia Other Ranks Large Pattern White Metal Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Smith, Kemp & Wright, Birmingham. Rusty reverse otherwise in good condition.

Ripley & Darmanin No 3 refers.

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Code: 69243

QVC Victorian Lincolnshire Rifles Volunteers Officer's Silver Plated Large Pattern Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Firmin & Sons Ld, London. Minor wear to silver plate on highpoints and some slight / minor casting flaws to bottom edge of outer circle otherwise very good condition.

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Code: 66651

46th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVC) Large Pattern White Metal Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Herbert & Co London. Appears to have been blackened at some time and now cleaned back to the white metal giving it a slightly grubby appearance otherwise in good condition.

Ripley & Darmanin No 218 refers.

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Code: 69237

2nd South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers Large Pattern Blackened Brass Button

Circa 23mm in diameter, fixed shank, decorative Grecian style design to reverse. In very good condition. Worn circa 1860 - 1881.

Ripley & Darmanin No 199 refers.

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Code: 69238

Victorian 1st London Artillery Volunteer Corps Other Ranks Large Pattern Button

Circa 23mm in diameter, floating shank, maker marked Hobson & Son, St Martins Lane, London, W.C. In worn condition with a small ding above the end of the barrel and some wear to nickel plated finish on the highpoints of the cannon. Scarce pre 1902 button as on 1 January 1902 the unit was re-titled 1st City of London Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers). Worn 1883 - 1902.

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Code: 69236

WW1 Canada - 13th Battalion CEF 1st Canadian Division The Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Of Canada – King’s Crown Browning Copper Cap Metal Cap Badge

Browning copper die struck cap badge. The two lugs seem quite short so possibly contemporary replacements. Some loss of detail to the highpoints from polishing otherwise in good original condition.

The Battalion was raised in Quebec and Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P.C.O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion saile...  read more

Code: 69235

2nd Life Guards GV Other Ranks Bronze Cap Badge

An early WW1 GV pattern cap badge worn from 1913 onwards with original slider to the reverse (a W or M scratched on to it). A good striking, almost mint. Scarce.

The First and Second Life Guards were amalgamated in 1922 to form The Life Guards ( 1st & 2nd ).

K&K Vol 1, Fig. 728 refers.

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Code: 54755

British Indian. 105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment, OR’s glengarry badge and matched facing collar badges circa 1874-1881

105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment, OR’s glengarry badge and matched facing collar badges set, worn circa 1874/6-1881. A good die-stamped gilt example of all three. Crowned coiled bugle horn; lined ‘105’ to voided centre. Brass lugs East and West to badge. (K&K Vol 1 , No 582). Collar badges are fitted with two original copper lugs, East and West (Chruchill No 1388 refers, 2nd pattern v...  read more

Code: 55227

Indian Army ( Madras ) - Southern Province Mounted Rifles (SPMR) Medium Pattern White Metal Button

Circa 19.5mm in diameter, with fixed shank and back-marked J.H. Johnson & Co, Aligarh U.P. In good condition. SPMR below a bugle. Pre 1947.

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Code: 55375