Mess Dress Button question

[tarabelle]

Hey

Can someone explain what the difference is between the different Welch Regiment Buttons one is silver plate with gilt attachment and the other is 'brass' ? With a silver feathers part

Also, if the other one is intelligence corp why is it in silver plate?

Thanks

T X

[CB101]

The button with the crowned rose in white metal isn’t Intelligence Corps it’s actually worn by a Lord Lieutenant of an English county

[tarabelle]

Hi thanks

I think the rose on the lieutenant one has a single petal at the bottom and a double petal at the top so not sure if this is lord lieutenant

T X

[grey_green_acorn]

Here is a Queen’s Crown Intelligence Corps mess dress button.

Your button may be Yorkshire Dragoons.

Tim

[tarabelle]

Hi Tim and thanks

I had seen the QC version and someone had mentioned Yorkshire dragoons, I'm hoping someone can give us a definite ID ?

T X

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by tarabelle

Hey

Can someone explain what the difference is between the different Welch Regiment Buttons one is silver plate with gilt attachment and the other is 'brass' ? With a silver feathers part

Also, if the other one is intelligence corp why is it in silver plate?

Thanks

T X

My understanding is that so-called reversed metals relates to the Militia battalion of the regiment concerned. I don’t think it was necessarily strictly observed, but certainly some insignia was manufactured in that configuration.

[tarabelle]

Thank you Toby how interesting
T X

[CB101]

My apologies if my suggestion was misleading, I was just going with what a button book identifies it at
You might/might not find the attached photo of interest especially button number 7

[tarabelle]

Thank you CB101

T X