fortbball9. British Military Buttons.

[oldfireguy]

Do you have anything on British military buttons?

Harrison & Smith Birmingham. I can't find much about it on the web and I have no books on British buttons.

 

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[chipveres]

According to this website:

www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/buttonsgtom.html

They were in Alma Street in Birmingham around 1870 or 1875.


Chip V.

 

[fortbball9]

Here is the only site that I have

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-uniforms/nz-buttons.htm
hope this helps,I didn't see your button on the list but I am not to familiar with The British Buttons.
Hers is one close
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lion-Shield-But...temQQimsxZ20090506?IMSfp=TL090506125003r11054
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19281526
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-LION-LI...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:2|294:50
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lions-Shield-Br...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:3|294:50
http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Lot-6-Old-Br...t-of-Arms_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ250384609624
That is all I can find but I will keep looking,But I think somebody else had the same button posted
not to long ago.If I had to take a guess I would say that it is one of the symbols for Royal Coat of Arms.

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[oldfireguy]

Thanks for help all. It's got the longest shank of any button I have ever seen.

 

[CRUSADER]

According to this website:

www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/buttonsgtom.html

They were in Alma Street in Birmingham around 1870 or 1875.


Chip V.

The Crown on the top was a give away as Victorian era, so that fits perfectly. Army General Service Button.

 

[fortbball9]

I knew that CRU would know what it was

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