Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry (NIY) Officers Large Pattern Gilt Brass Button

Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Armfield & Co Ltd, Birmingham. In good condition, some polishing to highpoints. Gilt dulled and some staining. Medium pattern button also available if of interest, please email.

Ripley No 412 refers.

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Code: 62430

Royal Bucks Hussars (Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Large Pattern White Metal Button

Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Lehmann & Son, Aldershot. King's crown. In very good condition. Converted to an artillery role in 1921.

Ripley No 392 refers.

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Code: 63564

18th Queen Mary's Own Hussars Officer's Mounted Silver Plate / Gilt Mess Dress Button

Circa 15mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Jennens & Co, PoW Feathers, London. Some polishing to the detail on the silver, text now illegible but a scarce pre 1922 button.

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Code: 66223

Queen's Own Dorset IY (Imperial Yeomanry) Officer's Silver Plated Large Pattern Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Firmin & Sons Ld, London. Slight wear to silver plate on the highpoints otherwise in very good condition. King's Crown so circa 1901 - 1908 only. Scarce.

Ripley & Darmanin "Yeomanry Buttons 1830 - 2000" Fig 45 (pp13-14) refers.

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Code: 66451

QVC Victorian Lincolnshire Rifles Volunteers Officer's Silver Plated Large Pattern Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Firmin & Sons Ld, London. Minor wear to silver plate on highpoints and some slight / minor casting flaws to bottom edge of outer circle otherwise very good condition.

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Code: 66651

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

1st North York Rifle Volunteers Large Pattern White Metal Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked J& B Pearse & Co, London. North Riding of Yorkshire interest. In good condition to front, stained and grubby to reverse. Scarce.

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Code: 68613

Indian Army - Bangalore Rifle Volunteers Matched andd Facing Pair of White Metal Collar Badges

A facing matched pair of original King 's Crown Collar Badges of the Bangalore Rifle Volunteers of India (circa 1902-1947).They are made from white metal and are in good condition with holding lugs undamaged and intact.

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Code: 60433

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.

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Code: 64722

56th London Armoured Division Embroidered 2nd Pattern Formation Sign

As worn by this post war Territorial Army Division from 1950 onwards. In embroidered felt with an extra layer of black backing material. In very good condition.

During the Second World War, 56th (London) Division adopted a black silhouette of Dick Whittington's cat on a red ground as its formation sign, leading to its nickname of the 'Black Cats'.
From 1948, the 56th (Lond...  read more

Code: 66370