WW1 Army Cyclist Corps Officers Large Pattern Brass Button
Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Armfield & Co Ltd, Birmingham. In very good condition.
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Victorian The Suffolk Regiment Officers Gilt Large Pattern Button, 1881 - 1900
Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank, scarce maker W. Jones & Co, 236 Regent Street, London. Regimental pattern castle. Gilt in stunning condition. QVC Crown.
Ripley 222 refers.
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Victorian Grenadier Guards Officer's Large Pattern Brass Button
Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Hebbert & Co, 8 Pall Mall East. In very good condition.
Hebbert & Co were military outfitters from the mid 19th century. 'Hebbert & Co' backmark on military buttons dates from the 1850s onwards. They became a limited company in 1895. Not to be confused with Herbert & Co which was separate company.
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Scarce Royal Engineers Services Officers Large Pattern Gilt Button
Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London, Engld. Gilt bright, in very good condition (the yellow mark is light reflection).
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Pair of Staff General Officers Small Gilt Cap Buttons
Circa 16mm in diameter, fixed shanks. Not matching, one of better quality than the other in terms of gilt finish and manufacture, but an acceptable match if doing up your general's hat!
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WW1 - 1st Birmingham Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Large Pattern Brass Button Dated 1914 - Birmingham Pals
I have only ever had the medium sized buttons before, this is the first time I have ever handled a large pattern version. Circa 25mm in diameter, floating shank and maker marked JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London. Some polishing to highpoints and retaining ring to reverse as worn on WW1 uniforms. Rare.
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Chinese Treaty Ports - Tientsin British Municipal Emergency Corps White Metal Button
Circa 20.5mm in diameter, fixed shank and maker marked Hobson & Sons Ltd, London. The coat of arms as worn on the badges of the Tientsin British Municipal Emergency Corps with a small scroll below "Tientsin 1900". In very good condition. Rare.
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Chinese Treaty Ports - Tientsin Volunteer Corps Officers Large Pattern Gilt Button, Kings Crown
Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Jennens POW feathers London (This manufacturer stopped making buttons in 1912). Gilt good. In very good condition and scarce.
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Chinese Treaty Ports - Hankow Municipal Police Small White Metal Button
Circa 17.5mm in diameter, fixed shank, blank reverse. In very good condition. Rare.
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Chinese China Treaty Ports - Shanghai Municipal Gaol / Jail Large Pattern Gilt Officers Button
Circa 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, and maker marked J Compton & Sons London. In stunning condition. Circa 1920s -1930s. Scarce.
Incidentally I have seen for sale elsewhere a brass cap badge for the gaolers / jailers with the same central design ( incorporating the flags of all nations in the centre) but mounted on an eight pointed star.
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