Irish Guards AA stud

[Rob Miller]

I've had this many years and always wondered what its purpose was?

Its aprox 20mm in AA.

Rob

[magpie]

Just my thoughts but it looks like something that has been put together, this part of the press stud would normally be in 2 parts with the canvas/webbing etc sandwiched in between, this appears to be the front of a button pushed over the bottom spring part.
Hopefully someone else will have a better idea or know what it's use may have been.

[Cribyn]

Just a thought but is there any chance that it is for epaulettes/shoulder boards. A 'modern' press stud fixing which replaced the old screw thread pattern?

Roger