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Originally Posted by Chipper
Hello good people from the world of buttons. I have a probably simple and possibly silly question:
for the period covering the Great War, (and I understand button designs can span decades) did Gaunt make all/most regimental buttons? Primarily I am interested in the line regiments and Corps - such as Machine Gun, RFC etc.
Many thanks for any info
Cheers, Tim
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Hi Tim
In a word "no"!. They did produce a considerable quantity of buttons but there were many manufacturers during that period. It also depends to some extent whether you mean Officers or O/R's buttons. They produced both but possibly more O/R's than many other makers, at a guess. Also, bear in mind most O/R's of line regiments wore general service (royal arms) buttons at the time.
David
PS..... a word of caution - be wary of any large size buttons purporting to be WW1 period and which have a "GAUNT // LONDON" backmark, they may well be 1970's restrikes.