With reference to the 1970s fake/restrike "Gaunt London" buttons,
When I was a kid around 1980 we used to travel to East Sussex from Devon to visit the family in the School summer holidays, and we regularly had a stop at Newhaven Fort on the way. The Museum shop had a row of jars half full of these buttons and I used to spend my pocket money on them.
From memory I think they were all large size, and were about £1.50 each.
I still have the following.
RHG QC post 1952 26mm
3rd Carabiniers 26mm
24th Lancers KC 26mm
27th Lancers KC 25mm
DCLI 26mm (This one I may have bought elsware at a later date?)
Seaforth Highlanders 26mm
Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders 25mm
Royal Dublin Fusiliers KC 26mm
Royal Munster Fusiliers 26mm
And I'm sure I had a large pre 1909 KC Worcestershire Regiment but I can't find it now.
If only 500 hundred of each were made I guess that makes them rarer than originals?
Rob
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