Canada - Northumberland Militia Officer's Victorian Silvered Large Pattern Button converted to lapel badge

A very scarce silver plated Victorian large pattern button, circa 24mm in diameter, close-backed, maker marked, but due to a crude application of a shaped slider with solder, it is hard to make out who. It looks like it could have been Jennens & Co. Most of the plate has been rubbed off. I have checked with those in the know and indirectly had it confirmed via Howard Ripley that it is not En...  read more

Code: 55614

Victorian 11th / 6th / St George's Volunteer Rifle Corps / 1st Middlesex Victoria Rifles Black Large Pattern Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank, no maker's mark. Victorian crown. In very good condition.

D10

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Code: 59502

Victorian Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry ( Prince of Wales Own) Officers Large Pattern White Metal Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank and backmarked Firmin & Sons Ld, London. Some signs of wear to reverse (slightly pushed in), but front in very good condition. Pre 1902.

Ripley No 324 refers.

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Code: 55800

3rd Volunteer Battalion (VB) Gloucestershire Regiment Brass Large Pattern Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, floating shank, maker marked PEARSON & HUGGINS BRISTOL. Dark toned, a stain to reverse, in good condition. Scarce maker.

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Code: 59498

Victorian 22nd Queen's Westminsters Rifle Volunteers Officer's Large Pattern White Metal Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Samuel Brothers Ld, London. Some slight staining but otherwise in very good condition. Victorian crown.

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Code: 59501

13th Queens Westminsters (Volunteer Rifle Corps (VRC)) Black Horn Large Pattern Button, QVC

Circa 23mm in diameter, fixed shank, no maker's mark. In reasonable condition, some damage rim to far right edge (see photos). Worn prior to 1902 as it bears a Queen Victoria crown. Later the 6th VB KRRC and then the 16th (County of London) Battalion, the London Regiment.

Ripley No 441 refers (for the later 1908 pattern). MHS Bulletin Vol VI No 22 (Nov 1955) Item 53 (page 35) f...  read more

Code: 61987

2nd Administrative / 2nd Corps North York Volunteers Large Pattern White Metal Button

Circa 23mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked J& B Pearse & Co, London. North Riding of Yorkshire interest. In very good condition.

Ripley & Darmanin No 312 refers.

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Code: 57957

WW2 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders tartan formation sign regimental flash designation

A triangle of 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders MacKenzie tartan as worn when part of the 5th Yorkshire Division (see my item 61558 for it being worn as part of a battledress combination). In good overall condition.

Comm PaLi

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Code: 64722

WW2 Italian Campaign - 13th Infantry Division Printed Formation Sign on KD Epaulette Slip-On

In very good condition.

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Code: 68531

WW2 9th Anti - Aircraft Division Embroidered Formation Sign ( Welsh Coast )

An embroidered cloth formation sign with a downed aircraft on the silhouette of a black cat whose tail is curled to the shape of the figure nine. Provided air defence for Cardiff and South Wales Posts. Circa 4.7cm by 4.8cm. Removed from uniform and cut to shape otherwise in very good condition.

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Code: 61435