Well I certainly know very little about Indian badges but I seem to be missing something here.
When I go to the Worthpoint link that you give in item [1](a) of your post, I see a badge that is listed as a "Victorian 1 Parsee Bombay Pioneers cap badge". In the description the seller goes on to claim, "According to my reading this must be a pre 1840 badge".
When I look at the badge I see the Holy Fire motif is backed by a pick crossing a rifle that appears to be a breech loading weapon, not introduced until the late 1800s......certainly not pre 1840. I would go further and say that, to my old eyes, the rifle appears represent an SMLE of perhaps 1903 or 1907, certainly not "Victorian" as the badge is described.
So! Were the badge designers able to cleverly foretell changes in firearms technology when the badge was struck, is the badge incorrectly described, are there typing errors in the listing or is there something else blatantly obvious that I am missing.
I do like your buttons though I am not an "Indian" collector.
I Man
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