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27-10-13, 08:39 PM
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Gilt Cape Fastener but for who
A nice quality Gilt Cape Fastener but for who,
two Gilt masks that appear to be a Green man motif I have no idea if military or not. Stephen Collecting to Stone Staffordshire and surrounding Towns and Villages. In particular the whereabouts of my Great Uncles medals 14 Star Trio 1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment to 9605 Pte H Taylor known to be serving with A Coy 1915 also his brother location of his British War and Victory to 12125 Pte W.J Taylor serving with 5th Batt R.F. 1915. I have his 14/15 Star. 
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30-10-13, 11:12 PM
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looks like a green man, so perhaps municipal??
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31-10-13, 07:30 AM
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Not dissimilar to the image on the buckle of officers sword belt slings, I wonder if these could be a general pattern for officers in regiments that did not have a regimental pattern ?
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31-10-13, 08:28 AM
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Looks more like a Lions Head to me!
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31-10-13, 08:43 AM
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I didn't want to show my ignorance and ask what a "green man" was.
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#7
31-10-13, 09:55 AM
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It's more likely to be for something like an opera cloak or some other type of late victorian cape than a military one.
(It's a plain ring chain, almost every military style I've seen uses a ring and loop pattern of chain). The style of lion is more French than English though.
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#8
31-10-13, 04:10 PM
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PB try this re the green man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man then Google Green man images Thanks for your input Chaps perhaps just a posh 19th Century Cape fastener after all I had hoped for a military connection. regards Stephen Collecting to Stone Staffordshire and surrounding Towns and Villages. In particular the whereabouts of my Great Uncles medals 14 Star Trio 1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment to 9605 Pte H Taylor known to be serving with A Coy 1915 also his brother location of his British War and Victory to 12125 Pte W.J Taylor serving with 5th Batt R.F. 1915. I have his 14/15 Star. Last edited by yorkstone; 31-10-13 at 11:04 PM. Reason: i
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05-11-13, 04:27 PM
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I agree that if military it's not British - the British lion's however crudely cast, don't stick their tongues out!
 European or, more likely, a civilian item as suggested. Peter
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