Large United States ( USA ) bronze button - excavated condition

Complete with shank and maker marked W. H . Horstmann & Co, Phila, PA. This is circa 30mm across, so quite large. Looks like a WW1 issue to me but happy to be corrected.  read more

Code: 53517

Two different patterns of St John's Ambulance Brigade ( SJAB ) Large Buttons, white and black issues

Two SJAB large pattern buttons, one white metal one black, in good condition with fixed shanks.  read more

Code: 53511

24th Lancers Officer's Large Gilt Button - 1970's reproduction

24th Lancers Large Gilt Button, 26mm in diameter, fixed shank. Just the words Gaunt, London in a circle. steel back. Gaunt is weakly struck and G and T almost missing.

Made in the 1970s for collectors. This style of naming is found on later anodised buttons not WW1 and WW2 issue. An interesting discussion thread on these reproductions can be found at:

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Code: 53174

French Fireman's ( ?) Period Large Pewter Button of French manufacture - AM & Co, Paris

Unidentified pewter button, but possibly standing for Pompiers Local Municipale ( PLM ), a local volunteer fireman. Circa 21mm in diameter, made from pewter and with original integral shank to the reverse. Maker marked , AM & Cie (AM & Co) - Paris. Poor condition with some nibbles to the rope boarder. Circa 1870 - 1916.  read more

Code: 53076

WW1 First Aid Nursing Yeomanry ( FANY ) Bronze Medium Pattern Button

In good condition but with some wear to highlights, with a fixed shank. No makers details. Circa 15mm in diameter. Scarce.

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Code: 52851

Scarce Kolar Gold Field Battalion Officers Buttons

A scarce pair of buttons, the gilt button is the medium pattern version and 19mm in diameter, with fixed shank and back-marked J R Gaunt & Son Ltd, London and the other is a very fine mess dress silver and gilt button (15mm in diameter) with maker marks for both Gaunt and Jennens (transitional period between the two manufacturers when the former acquired the latter).

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Code: 52059

WW1 Machine Gun Corps MGC Officers Medium Brass Button

Fixed shank but blank reverse. Officer's pattern, but not of particularly high quality although in good but slightly polished condition, Circa 19mm in diameter.  read more

Code: 51959

16th Westminster Rifle Volunteers Victorian Officer's Medium pattern button, 1881 - 1902

Blackened Brass. 17mm in diameter. Fixed shank and backmarked Prater & Co London. Queen Victoria crown. Very good condition but slight polishing to high points.  read more

Code: 51850

East Africa Protectorate Victorian Colonial Administrators Large Gilt Button

Scarce heavy gilt button, believed worn circa 1896 to 1902. VR&I cypher. Backmarked Army & Navy Co with fixed shank. In excellent condition. 26mm in diameter.  read more

Code: 51786

Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces Medium Silver Plated Button

Extremely scarce medium pattern silver plated button, circa 19mm in diameter and silver plate, back marked JR Gaunt & Son, London. King's crown so worn between 1902 and 1952. Upright sword within a garter with corwn above. Latin motto "Libera Plena Celer" (meaning: I understand, Deliver Completely Fast).

The Military Department of the Office of the Judge Advocate General was a...  read more

Code: 51617