The South Wales Borderers Officers Large Brass Button ( 24th Foot )

Circa 25mm in diameter, maker marked Firmin, London. Strong fixed shank, gilt bright with sharp detail and in excellent condition.

Ripley No 239 refers.

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Code: 50741

Leicestershire Regiment Large Officers Brass Button ( 17th Foot)

Circa 25 mm in diameter, fixed shank and blank reverse. Strong fixed shank. Some light polishing to the detail otherwise in good condition.

Ripley No 229 refers.

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Code: 50760

The Northumberland Fusiliers Large Officers Gilt Brass Button ( 5th Foot)

Northumberland Fusilier Officer's Large Pattern Brass Button, fixed shank and back-marked JR Gaunt & Sons Ltd London, Eng'd. Gilt dulled but otherwise in very good condition. Circa 26mm in diameter. Worn with girdle circa 1904 onwards.

Ripley No 209 refers.

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Code: 50772

The Kings Own Royal Regiment ( Lancaster ) Large Officers Gilt Button ( 4th Foot)

Circa 25mm in diameter, fixed shank and backmarked JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London Engld. A bright gilt button in fabulous condition for age. Worn 1902 to 1920.

Ripley No 206 refers.  read more

Code: 50773

The Kings ( Shropshire Light Infantry ) KSLI Officers Large Gilt Button ( 53rd & 85th Foot)

JR Gaunt & Son, London. Detail sharp with strong fixed shank. Very good condition. Circa 25mm in diameter.

Ripley No 278 refers.

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Code: 50180

The Wiltshire Regiment Large Gilt Button ( 62nd & 99th Foot)

Backmarked JR Gaunt & Son, London. Circa 26mm in diameter with strong fixed shank. In very good condition.

Ripley No 280 refers.  read more

Code: 50120

Royal Munster Fusiliers Officers large pattern gilt brass button ( 101st & 104th Foot)

JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London, Engld, fixed shank, circa 26mm in diameter. In very good condition (one small stain to i above fusiliers) with no polishing - this tiger has his stripes!

Ripley No 296 refers.

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Code: 50038

RWAFF (Royal West African Frontier Force) All Ranks Large Pattern Brass Button

Circa 23mm in diameter, original shank and maker marked Wm Dowler & Sons Ltd, Birm. In very good condition. Please note reflections are from lighting not marks on the button.

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Code: 69261

74th Regiment of Foot (Later 2nd Battalion The Highland Light Infantry) Other Ranks Pewter Opened Back Button

In excavated condition missing shank, circa 21.5mm in diameter. Some crud stuck to reverse so unable to see whether there were any maker marks. Some loss of detail and definition to front but the crown, elephant, numeral '74' and battle honour 'Assaye' still very much discernable. Apparently recovered from the wreak of HMS Birkinhead.

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Code: 62452

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