Conor
If the buttons are original to the tunic then it probably dates pre c.1950 as the Welsh Guards changed from brass to anodised KC buttons around this date.
As regards the comment by Iain regarding the use of metal shoulder titles in full dress pre WW2, Westlake also states this but I agree with Andy. I've seen numerous photos of Guardsmen in full dress from the Victorian period to the present and as far as Grenadier, Coldstream, Irish & Welsh Guards are concerned they always seem to have embroidered shoulder badges.
Scots Gds did wear a metal Star of the Order of the Thistle on the full dress shoulder straps for a time between the wars. Westlake shows one and I have one in my collection. They also wear a small regimental button in the centre of the embroidered star, I thought this was worn by all ranks but it may just be NCO's & WO's.
David
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