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Thanks very much Tim, nice of you to think of this while you were out.
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Mike V has it right in Post 2 - they are Badge Boss's
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I disagree. Who wears gold bullion badge bosses??
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My opinion was based on a quick look on my phone , looking at a larger image on my laptop I've changed my mind. The items have a net type finish rather than the cord/spiral type seen on a boss.
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Perhaps I got mixed up , this is what I was thinking about.
https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forc.../rapillbox.htm Or perhaps : http://www.uniformology.com/FORAGE-CAPS-03.html .
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Does size matter ?
The photos and sizes of the button/boss are interesting , I found a site selling repro (Victorian ?) 'netted buttons and toggles for Patrol tunics and Hussar tunics' but they are 24mm.
http://www.victorianstrollers.co.uk/...e/buttons.html The smaller of the items in this thread is 28mm , so it is 'possibly' a standard 25mm button with a net cover but the other one is 33mm , which seems very large for a button. The Household Division one shown is post #10 is described as "30 line. small" . NB. - Ligne, or line, is a unit of measurement that was used for centuries prior to the adoption of metric system, to define the diameter of buttons. A 30 line button is 19.1mm , so far smaller than those posted. Does anyone know what size the button/boss on the top of forage cap was ? Photo shows comparative sizes.
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