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Caledonian Volunteers
date 1778
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This one is similar to the early American Navy Buttons.
About 1795 - 1813 or so, Cap't Etc.
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32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry button
date 1855-1881

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The (King's Own) 2nd Staffordshire (Light Infantry) Militia button

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Findspot - Thornham, Norfolk

17th Lancers button

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18th and 19th century Military buttons

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18th and 19th century Military buttons

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20th Regiment of Foot or the 20th (the East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot button

The button could be dated anywhere from the 1760s when the numbered button was adopted for infantry regiments until 1855 when the 'XX' was changed to '20'.
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22nd Light Dragoons buttons

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The 22nd Light Dragoons fought on the side of the crown in the 1798 uprising in ireland
Location Ireland

28th North Gloucesters

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Location Northern Ireland

29th Worcestershire Regiment of Foot button

Another button had the number ‘29’ in a circle surrounded by a ‘star burst’. With research I found that this button was worn by members of the militia of the 29th Worcestershire Regiment of foot. This button dates to around 1790. Again I wondered if an ex-member of the regiment worked on the farm at some point or a farm worker had an ‘army surplice’ coat to work in
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42nd of Foot, The Royal Highlanders, Black Watch button

Military button

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61st Regiment of Foot,
South Gloucestershire Regiment
After 1881 these became the 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire

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62nd of Foot, The Wiltshire Regiment button

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77th Medium Regiments of Royal Artillery button

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The 77th remained in Northern Ireland until early 1944 when it prepared for the invasion of Europe.
Location Ireland

84th York and Lancaster Regiment of foot button
Infantry of the line 1855-1881

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A.W.U.S.)German uniform button

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1940
Possibly Aluminium
19 x 4mm
Location North Yorkshire

Button is Hanoverian, probably George II period. Obv: Guelphic Crown above Garter with motto 'NEC ASPERA TERRENT'; within Garter the running White Horse of Hanover. Rev: 'DOPPELT VERGOLDET' (Double Gilt)
Information provided by Gardner


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Civil Defence Corps Button

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Coast Artillery button

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Devonshire Regiment button

Diam 19mm , slightly domed
Description: The regiment was re-named to ‘The Devonshire Regiment’ from the ‘North Devonshire Regiment of Foot’ in 1881. There is a makers name on the back ‘W. Dowler and Sons’. The building pictured at the centre of the face
is Rougemont Castle.

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Dublin Militia Button

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Location Northern Ireland

Duke of Lancasters Own Yeomanry button
Copper Alloy
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Eagle button USA

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Essex Light Dragoons

Sheffield Plate officers tunic button, Essexs Light Dragoons, circa 1790. The best example of three identical buttons found on the site of a demolished late 18th Century gamekeepers cottage.

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General Service button

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Copper Alloy
17.5 x 10mm
Location East Riding of Yorkshire

General Service uniform button as dug in Colesberg, South Africa. Date is either Dec 1899 or Jan 1900

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General Service uniform button

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General Service uniform button

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General Service uniform button

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findspot - Lower Machen South Wales

General Service uniform button

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General Service uniform button

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General Service uniform button

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General Service uniform button

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General Service uniform button

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General Service uniform button

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General Service uniform button

Queen Victoria crown version 1881-1901. The button appears to be the Queen Victoria crown version of the British army General Service button worn by most infantry, which dates it to 1881-c.1901. (Very common, as Jenny wrote.) Edward Stillwell started business about 1825, and became Stillwell & Son in about 1852. They ceased trading about 1957.
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Gerneral Service button and RAF button

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Greenmount Infantry button

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Location Ireland

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Kildare Militia Button

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Location Northern Ireland

Leicester Militia button

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Leicestershire Regiment button

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