Unknown Georgian Button - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Rob Miller · #1 16-10-17, 02:52 PM

23mm hollow domed, maker could be Firmin?

Pretty sure its a numeral "1" between the G and R.

Any thoughts welcome please.

Rob

Rob Miller · #2 17-10-17, 03:14 PM

I thought this would be a tricky one.

I can't believe its George the First

I wondered if it was 1st Foot, some Napoleonic Shako plates just have a numeral under the GR cypher?

Rob

dognose · #3 17-10-17, 03:52 PM

Hi Rob,

Just thoughts, but I would imagine 'King George' did not become 'King George I' until after King George II came to the throne, just as, I presume, WWI did not get that title until after WWII.

Trev.

Rob Miller · #4 17-10-17, 05:14 PM

Hi Trev

Yes you are right no one says Victoria the First do they, I just thought G1R 1714-1727 was a bit too early for this style of button.

Rob

btns · #5 17-10-17, 07:26 PM

Could it be the First Regiment of Foot Guards?
They were renamed Grenadier Guards in 1815 and have retained the monarch's cypher on their buttons.