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10-06-14, 10:47 AM
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Rifle Volunteers Button
Hi,
Could someone tell me if this is a Rifle Volunteers button. Thanks Paul Last edited by Paul Spellman; 29-01-15 at 04:46 PM. 
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#2
10-06-14, 10:48 AM
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RV Button?
Rear of button
Last edited by Paul Spellman; 29-01-15 at 04:46 PM.
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10-06-14, 11:25 AM
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To be RVC it would be WM or blackened.
It appears a generic Rifle Regiment button of the regular Victorian Army. regards
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#4
10-06-14, 01:44 PM
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Paul,
I agree with Simon. I have a similar silver plated button which I think is probably a Rifle Volunteer item. Peter
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#5
10-06-14, 02:26 PM
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Hello
A lot of Rifle Volunteer buttons were "black metal" which usually means they were blackened brass, so this one could be a generic Rifle Volunteer button if it is brass and someone has polished off the black finish thinking it was tarnish! I have seen a few blackened brass Rifle Volunteer buttons to specific units that have been dealt with (ie spoilt!) this way! I think the somewhat unusual backmark would make it quite an early RVC button if it is. Regards Roger
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10-06-14, 03:27 PM
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Thanks All,
I thought it may have been blackened at some point but there does not seem to be enough evidence of that. The Makers Mark ? (Coat of Arms) had me wondering if it was Issue rather than purchase by RV's. Paul
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10-06-14, 07:13 PM
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Hello Paul
I may be wrong but I don't think there is any significance to this backmark insofar as it relates to government issue or private purchase. I have a few British military buttons with this mark and they tend to date from the 1850s/1860s period. That said there are no hard and fast rules regarding dating buttons from their backmarks, just "guidelines" as they say! Regards Roger
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