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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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
5.00 GBP
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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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
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
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).
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Scarce WW1 1st Birmingham ( Pals ) Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Other Rank's Medium Brass Button
Backmarked JR Gaunt Ld, London. Original shank. Dated 1914 on front. Circa 19mm in diameter. Slight polishing to high points otherwise in very good condition and scarce.
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Scarce WW1 2nd Birmingham ( Pals ) Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Other Rank's Medium Brass Button
Backmarked JR Gaunt Ld, London. Original shank. Dated 1914 on front. Circa 19mm in diameter. Slight polishing to high points otherwise in very good condition and scarce. read more
Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment - Small Gilt Officers Button
Small sized gilt brass button to an Officer of the Royal West Kent Regiment. Back-marked "Superiof Quality" on the reverse. Fixed shank and 16mm in diameter. read more
3.00 GBP
Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment - Medium Gilt Officers Button
Medium sized gilt brass button to an Officer of the Royal West Kent Regiment. Blank reverse. Fixed shank and 19mm in diameter. read more
2.00 GBP