Most soldiers would have called them brass, I am pretty sure. So if they did have a colloquial term, it may well have been that. Imagine a mate shouting over 'oi, Jim, you left your cap brass off'.
Sounds totally feasible, to me.
I doubt very much they would have called it their "cap gilding metal".
Just my two coppers worth.
Phil
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