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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12.00 GBP
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.
E17.13
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Oundle School Officer Training Corps ( OTC ) Brass Cap Badge
On original long slider (much wear and twisting to slider) with slight verdigris to front right, otherwise all good.
Oundle School is situated in a quintessentially English market town from which it takes its name. The School's buildings, dating from the seventeenth century. The School's history goes back to 1556 when Sir William Laxton, Master of the Worshipful Company of Groce... read more
Early Perse School ( Cambridge ) OTC Blackened Cap badge (first pattern)
In good condition with original slider, and only slight wear to black finish. The first pattern was worn in blackened brass, the second pattern in plain brass. A pelican on a torse.
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WW2 Home Front - Scarce Home Guard Slip-on Embroidered Shoulder Titles
Scarce not quite a pair but close. Good condition with no moth, damage or repairs. Some paper stuck to the reverse of one of the retaining slips. One is darker than the other in colour of lettering. Worn from 1941 onwards.
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25.00 GBP
WW2 Home Front Home Guard Battledress Pair of Numbers 13 - Uncut
Pair of uncut printed shoulder title numerals as worn with county designations by a large number of different units. Some slight markes otherwise very good conditon for age and original.
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WW2 Printed Northumbrian District ( Northern Command) St Oswalds Shield Formation Sign Cloth Arm Badge
Printed, some folding but appears to have been removed from a uniform. Circa 6.3cm by 5.4cm. Unusual with white border. Also worn by Northumberland Home Guard units.
Cole p99 refers.
A177.3
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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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