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Old 29-01-10, 12:44 PM
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This is a nice silver officer's quality button by FIRMIN & SONS LONDON, its approx 16mm across and has "Inniskilling" on a scroll below the castle. Is it Inniskilling Fusiliers or Dragoons, and worn on what form of dress ?.
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Old 31-01-10, 09:46 PM
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A guess only, if it is a service/full dress button I would be inclined to attribute it to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers as I can't ever recall seeing a Dragoon's button with "Inniskilling" on it only the numeral "6" or "VI"

Mess dress is another matter however as I have not seen any that can be absolutely attributable to the Dragoons.

Buttons must be one of the most under researched aspects of this hobby.

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This is a nice silver officer's quality button by FIRMIN & SONS LONDON, its approx 16mm across and has "Inniskilling" on a scroll below the castle. Is it Inniskilling Fusiliers or Dragoons, and worn on what form of dress ?.
The one shown appears to be described as a post 1881 Inniskilling Fusiliers button in Parkyns book.
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Old 01-02-10, 08:33 PM
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The regular post 1881 gilt buttons have the text Inniskilling superseding the castle for the Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Could this silver button be a volunteer batallion's button or a mess waiter's button?
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Old 01-02-10, 08:35 PM
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The regular post 1881 gilt buttons have the text Inniskilling superseding the castle for the Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Could this silver button be a volunteer batallion's button or a mess waiter's button?
Interesting point - not volunteers, the Irish regiments did not have volunteer battalions only Militia and so called "service battalions"

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Just found this one from the house in Dublin. Like I understand it is Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers button? Made by JENNENS & Co. LONDON.

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Hi, Yes, probably an early design, according to Ripley's book.
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Does anyone know for certain what the button in the opening post is as I have a dug example I'm trying to id??

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I would say it is a almost certainly an officers' mess waiters' button for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

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