PSSCA Public & Secondary School Cadet Association Large Pattern Brass Button

Circa 24mm in diameter, with shank and maker marked Firmin London. Other Rank's quality. In good condition. Scarce.

The Public & Secondary School Cadet Association represented OTC units during the 1930's when War Office funding was low. Many OTC who were affiliated to this organisation wore their badges in lieu of a designated school pattern. The equivalent organisation for th...  read more

Code: 66326

Army Education Corps (AEC) Officers Silver Plated on Gilt Mounted Cap / Mess Dress Button

A scarce officer's mounted button, circa 15mm in diameter, as worn no side cap and mess dress. Fixed shank and maker marked Pitt & Co, Maddox St, London. Some slight polish from service wear to high points otherwise in very good condition. Worn 1920 - 1946.

The Corps was raised in 1920 and became 'Royal' with a change of badge design in 1946.

Comm GrSt (149)  read more

Code: 66275

Intelligence Corps Officer's Large Pattern Gilt Button

Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked C. Pitt & Co Ltd, London W1. In very good condition.


Ripley No 544 (but this one King's Crown)

Comm SiSa  read more

Code: 67893

Northumberland Fusiliers ( NF ) Volunteer Territorial Officer's Mess Dress of Cap reversed metals small pattern button

Mounted gilt device on silver plated button base, with fixed shank and backmarked Gaunt London. Circa 16mm in diameter. The Volunteers and Territorials wore reversed metal buttons, as found here. Worn circa 1883 - 1914. In very good condition. Scarce.

Col D. Wood No 616 refers.

A9.15(3/3)  read more

Code: 55411

Bahawalpur 3rd Mounted Rifles (Camel Corps) Other Ranks Large Pattern Brass Button

Circa 25.5mm in diameter, fixed shank, blank reverse. A camel to centre below a number 3 and the words Bahawalpur Abbas Rifles around the rim face.

See:

https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Bahawalpur_Regiment

which confirms during the Third Afghan War of 1919, the Bahawalpur Mounted Rifles and Camel Transport Corps operated in the Zhob Valley in Baluch...  read more

Code: 64144

Lancashire Mounted Volunteers (later the 1st Lancashire Light Horse Volunteers) Officers Large Pattern Silver Plated Button

The letters LMV below a QVC and above a rose. Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Jennens & Co London. Silver is extremely dark toned and wear to plated finish on the high points otherwise in good condition. Upon the change of title to' Light Horse' this pattern gave way to a silver plated button with the Royal Ducal coronet over a strap which enclosed the Arms of the Duchy of La...  read more

Code: 62751

Victorian Australian New South Wales Colonial Defence Force Battalion Other Rank 's Large Pattern Brass Button

Unusual maker, Beckworths Ltd, London. Floating shank. Circa 24mm in diameter. Sharp detail but could do with a light clean.

F21  read more

Code: 56130

Northumberland Fusiliers Volunteer / Territorial Battalion Silver Plated Officers Medium Pattern Button

Circa 19mm in diameter, fix shank and back marked JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London, Engd, silver plated, in a plain line circle. It has some staining to front and wear to plate on hight points but this pattern is a very hard button to find. Coll

Col. Denis Wood ( 2nd Edn) No 648 refers.

Coll.  read more

Code: 55735

6th Foot Warwickshire Regiment Officers Small Gilt Blazer Button

15mm in diameter, flat with engraved antelope and Roman Numeral VI below to front. Fixed shank and maker marked Pitt & Co, Maddox St, London to reverse. Scarce. Good condition (pardon the flash)  read more

Code: 51748

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