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Forum: Military Buttons 19-11-18, 08:23 AM
Replies: 4
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Posted By janner305
That confirms it. Many thanks for the...

That confirms it.
Many thanks for the references and your efforts.

Regards

Barry
Forum: Military Buttons 17-11-18, 11:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 495
Posted By 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
Forum: Military Buttons 17-11-18, 11:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 495
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 08-01-18, 02:54 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,982
Posted By janner305
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...
Forum: Military Buttons 25-03-17, 08:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 805
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 24-03-17, 08:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 805
Posted By janner305
Mess Waiters' Buttons

Hello everyone,

Can anyone positively identify these buttons which I believe to be mess waiters buttons.

Regards
Janner305

167381

167382
Forum: Military Buttons 20-03-17, 08:41 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 666
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 07-07-14, 07:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,848
Posted By janner305
Ouch!!! But many thanks for the excellent...

Ouch!!!

But many thanks for the excellent and informative replies.

Janner305
Forum: Military Buttons 07-07-14, 05:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,848
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 05-09-13, 05:15 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,902
Posted By janner305
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
Forum: Military Buttons 05-06-13, 05:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,510
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 10-03-13, 01:11 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 956
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 22-02-13, 08:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,493
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 29-12-12, 03:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,493
Posted By 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,...
Forum: Military Buttons 25-09-12, 07:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,493
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 22-01-12, 09:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,354
Posted By janner305
Julian, You're absolutely right - my mistake ...

Julian,
You're absolutely right - my mistake

Janner305
Forum: Military Buttons 19-01-12, 12:22 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,108
Posted By janner305
Help with dating please

Can anyone positively date the attached 3 buttons of the Guernsey Militia please?

Regards

Janner30556927

56928

56929
Forum: Military Buttons 19-01-12, 11:41 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,354
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 16-01-12, 02:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,404
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 06-01-12, 12:31 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,050
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 22-12-11, 09:42 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,510
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 22-12-11, 08:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,945
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 21-12-11, 12:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,945
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 23-10-11, 07:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,510
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 18-08-11, 09:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,350
Posted By 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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