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19-11-18, 08:23 AM
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Positive identification needed
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That confirms it. Many thanks for the...
That confirms it.
Many thanks for the references and your efforts.
Regards
Barry
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Military Buttons
17-11-18, 11:19 PM
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Positive identification needed
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janner305
Thanks David, However I thought volunteer...
Thanks David,
However I thought volunteer battalions always used silver plate or whitemetal buttons, not gilt or brass. When did the policy change??
Barry
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Military Buttons
17-11-18, 11:18 AM
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Positive identification needed
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janner305
Positive identification needed
Hi button gurus,
Wonder if anyone can help identify the following 2 buttons:
1. Believed to be West Yorkshire Regt militia battalions as does not carry the usual battle honours - but what...
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Military Buttons
08-01-18, 02:54 PM
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Button Storage?
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Displaying Buttons
Hi Roy,
My system is based on the old "cardex" type storage cabinets often seen in offices, but now largely replaced by office computers.
I managed to acquire a 42-drawer cabinet, each drawer...
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Military Buttons
25-03-17, 08:37 AM
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Mess Waiters' Buttons
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janner305
Mess Waiters' buttons
Thanks for swift response,
A follow up question regarding button no 12.
Is this for the Royal Irish Rifles, rather than the Royal Irish Regiment, which of course ceased with the partition of...
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Military Buttons
24-03-17, 08:54 AM
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Mess Waiters' Buttons
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janner305
Mess Waiters' Buttons
Hello everyone,
Can anyone positively identify these buttons which I believe to be mess waiters buttons.
Regards
Janner305
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Military Buttons
20-03-17, 08:41 AM
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Officers' Mess Waiters' Buttons
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janner305
Officers' Mess Waiters' Buttons
Hi all,
Could anyone of you learned collectors tell me if there is ANY reference material to be had on the buttons worn by Officers Mess Staff, usually described as Officers' Mess Waiters.
I have...
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Military Buttons
07-07-14, 07:39 PM
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British European Regiment buttons
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janner305
Ouch!!! But many thanks for the excellent...
Ouch!!!
But many thanks for the excellent and informative replies.
Janner305
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Military Buttons
07-07-14, 05:43 PM
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British European Regiment buttons
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janner305
British European Regiment buttons
Need some help identifying the following buttons.
They are all of British European Regiments of the East India Company's presidential armies.
The only one positively identified from the button...
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Military Buttons
05-09-13, 05:15 PM
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Calling all the button gnomes - ID help please
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No 13 is Fife Mounted Rifle Volunteers, also worn...
No 13 is Fife Mounted Rifle Volunteers, also worn by Fife Light Horse Volunteers, despite name change. See "Light Horse And Mounted Rifle Volunteers 1860 - 1901" by W.Y. Carman. Page35.
Janner 305
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Military Buttons
05-06-13, 05:54 PM
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WM & GM Buttons
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janner305
Hi Rob, This button looks suspiciously like...
Hi Rob,
This button looks suspiciously like the 1885-1901 black horn button to the 23rd Regiment Bombay (Light) Infantry. It is shown in Vol 7 of Poulsom's "Buttons of the Indian Army", Vol 7...
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Military Buttons
10-03-13, 01:11 PM
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Help with identification
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janner305
Help with identification
Can anyone help with identification these 2 buttons please?
Thought the "79" button might be a mess waiters' button to the 79th Cameron Highlanders but if not, I am absolutely stumped!
Despite...
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Military Buttons
22-02-13, 08:09 PM
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Volunteer Battalions of "The Buffs"
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janner305
Volunteer Battalions of the Buffs
Sorry for the delay getting back but picture of the button attached.
It is silver plated, so officers' button and has QVC so dates 1883 - 1902.
Has manufacturer's mark Jennens & Co, London with...
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Military Buttons
29-12-12, 03:22 PM
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Volunteer Battalions of "The Buffs"
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janner305
Buffs - Volunteer Battalions button
Thought for completeness I'd better comment on my earlier question.
Saw one of these at a recent military fair and bought it on the spot!
One less of the outstanding wants of this group of buttons,...
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Military Buttons
25-09-12, 07:18 AM
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Volunteer Battalions of "The Buffs"
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janner305
Volunteer Battalions of "The Buffs"
Hi,
I wonder if anyone has ever come across a white metal or silver plated button to the Buffs, East Kent Regiment. Years of collecting the buttons of Volunteer Battalions of line regiments, and I...
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Military Buttons
22-01-12, 09:17 AM
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Somerset Mess Waiters buttons ?
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janner305
Julian, You're absolutely right - my mistake ...
Julian,
You're absolutely right - my mistake
Janner305
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Military Buttons
19-01-12, 12:22 PM
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Help with dating please
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janner305
Help with dating please
Can anyone positively date the attached 3 buttons of the Guernsey Militia please?
Regards
Janner30556927
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Military Buttons
19-01-12, 11:41 AM
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Somerset Mess Waiters buttons ?
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janner305
Hi, I have an example of one of these...
Hi,
I have an example of one of these buttons in my collection which I always believed to be an Officers' Mess Waiters' button. Most (but not all) of the mess waiter buttons are single piece, open...
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Military Buttons
16-01-12, 02:53 PM
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Help with identification please
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janner305
Help with identification please
Can anyone help with identifying the enclosed button, sold as "1st City of London Volunteer Rifles". If a rifle volunteers button I cannot find it in the reference book by Ripley and Darmanin. The...
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Military Buttons
06-01-12, 12:31 PM
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Identification please
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janner305
Identification please
Could anyone throw some light on the attached button. It is a Royal Army Medical Corps tunic button with Kings' Crown, but it is silver plated, not the usual gilt. Backmark is "Pitt & Co, 31 Maddox...
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Military Buttons
22-12-11, 09:42 AM
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WM & GM Buttons
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janner305
Volunteer Battalion Buttons
Addendum to my earlier post. Have realized that the Suffolk Battalion button offered as a volunteer battalion button is in fact a 3rd Admin Battalion, Suffolk Rifle Volunteers button. Sorry for the...
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Military Buttons
22-12-11, 08:17 AM
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Buttons to the London Regiment
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janner305
Buttons to the London Regiment
Many thanks for the swift and concise reply Kevin - very helpful.
Raises 2 questions however:
1. The term "Standard Rifles Button" - is this the rifle brigade button or the general Rifle Volunteer...
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Military Buttons
21-12-11, 12:17 PM
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Buttons to the London Regiment
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janner305
Buttons to the London Regiment
Can anyone help with either photos or info on the buttons to individual battalions of the London Regiment?
I have seen examples in Ripley's first book of the 7th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 25th...
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Military Buttons
23-10-11, 07:06 PM
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WM & GM Buttons
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janner305
Volunteer Battalion Buttons
Fascinating thread,
I've added a few more examples of Volunteer Battalion buttons that I have come across. Some of them are quite common, but there are some rarer ones amongst them.
I also had...
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Military Buttons
18-08-11, 09:34 PM
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Help with identification please
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janner305
Help with identification please
Hi,
Just purchased this button but am having difficulty identifying.
Looks to all intents and purposes like the Rifle Volunteer button of NSW and Victoria mentioned in Possum's "Buttons of the...
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