INFANTRY CAVALRY & CORPS BUTTONS 

BUTTONS Pre 1855                           mailto:lew.shotton@virgin.net

Number reference page from Shoulder Belt Plates & Buttons by Major Parkyn 

P76 2nd FOOT 16mm GILT £15
P171 31st FOOT (XXX1) 21mm £18
P171 31st HUNTINGDONSHIRE 16mm OFFICERS £18
P168 59th FOOT 16mm GILT BATTLE HONOUR PENINSULA £15
P314 93rd FOOT 19mm 1826-31 GILT CLOSED BACK £15
P314 93rd FOOT 15mm GILT 1826-31 £15
P330 95th RIFLE BGD WITH LAUREL LEAF SPRAY QVC BB OFFICERS £8
P330 95th RIFLE BGD WITH LAUREL LEAF SPRAY 15mm OFFICERS £5
P56 ROYAL ARTILLERY 1831-1840 OFFICERS  £15

MILITARY BUTTONS 1855-2000 

Reference number from Ripley & Darmanin latest ref book issued 2002

OTHER RANKS LARGE AND IN GM UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE.  

4 COLONEL QVC £2

5 BRIGADIER KEV11 OFFICERS 16mm .50
5 BRIGADIER ERVII OFFICERS £2

20 RAC OFFICERS £1 

23 QUEENS BAYS KC 18mm .70

26 6th DRAGOON GDS PRE 1880 £15

52 12th LANCERS KC 19mm OFFICERS £2

73 24th LANCERS KC 19mm OFFICERS £4

81 R TANK CORPS KC 20mm OFF .70

82 RECONNAISSANCE CORPS OFFICERS £5

83 ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY VR 21mm GILT £10

85 RA QVC SP £3
85 RA KC 17mm SP £2
85 RA KC OFFICERS .50
85 RA KC .25
85 RA KC 18mm .20

86 R ENGINEERS QVC £3
86 R ENGINEERS QVC £1
87 R ENGINEER VOLS KEVII 17mm WM OFFICERS £3
88 R ENGINEERS KGVI OFFICERS £1
90 R ENGINEERS GRVI OFFICERS .50

95 ROYAL SIGNALS 20mm .20
95 ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS .70

97 GRENADIER GUARDS QVC OFF S/P £8
97 GRENADIER GUARDS QVC 16mm SP £5
97 GRENADIER GUARDS QVC 16mm WM £5
99 GRENADIER GUARDS KGV .70

111 2nd FOOT £14
111 2nd FOOT 20mm GILT £12
112 3rd FOOT OFFICERS £18
119 7th FOOT 17mm OFFICERS £12
127 13th FOOT £18
127 13th FOOT 17mm GILT £12
130 15th FOOT 18mm OFFICERS £12
131 16th FOOT 18mm GILT £12
131 16th FOOT 16mm GILT £12
132 17th FOOT 20mm OFFICERS GILT £12
132 17th FOOT 18mm £10
132 17th FOOT 18mm OFFICERS £12
132 17th FOOT RUBBED £10
163 42nd FOOT OFFICERS 20mm £12
240 97th FOOT 18mm OFFICERS £14
256A WEST INDIA REG APPLIED DESIGN MONOGRAM QVC GILT 14.5mm £10
256A WEST INDIA REG APPLIED DESIGN MONOGRAM KC S/G 15.5mm £10

274 ROYAL SCOTS VOLS SP £8
274 ROYAL SCOTS OFFICERS £1
274 ROYAL SCOTS  .70
274 ROYAL SCOTS 19mm OFFICERS .50

277 W SURREY KC 20mm KC OFFICERS .50
277 W SURREY KC OFFICERS £1

278 EAST KENT BUFFS QVC OFFICERS £8
278 EAST KENT BUFFS QVC OFFICERS £6
278 EAST KENT BUFFS QVC OFFICERS 20mm£4
278 EAST KENT BUFFS KC OFFICERS 20mm .70

283 NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS  OFFICERS £8 
284 R NORTHUMBERLAND FUS OFFICERS £1

291 R FUSILIERS QVC OFFICERS £8
291 R FUSILIERS QVC 14mm S/P £5
291 R FUSILIERS KC OFFICERS £1
291 R FUSILIERS KC 18mm .50
291 R FUSILIERS KC 19mm £1

292 KINGS LIVERPOOL QVC OFFICERS £8

293 KINGS REG KC OFFICERS £1

303 SUFFOLK REG KC ANO £1
303 SUFFOLK REG KC OFFICERS £1
303 SUFFOLK REG KC 19mm OFFICERS .70
303 SUFFOLK REG KC .70

304 SOMERSET LI OFFICER £1

310 EAST YORKSHIRE OFF GILT £8
310 EAST YORKSHIRE S/G APPLIED DESIGN £8
310 EAST YORKSHIRE BIM 18mm OFFICERS £1

311 BEDFORDSHIRE REG GILT £8
311 BEDFORDSHIRE REG APPLIED DESIGN 15mm DIA GILT £5
311 BEDFORDSHIRE REG APPLIED DESIGN 18mm DIA GILT £5

312 BEDS & HERTS OFFICERS £1
312 BEDS & HERTS VOLS 19mm WM OFFICERS £4
312 BEDS & HERTS .70

313 LEICESTERSHIRE OFF GILT £8

315 YORKSHIRE REG QVC OFFICER £8
315 YORKSHIRE REG 18mm QVC OFFICERS £4

319 LANCASHIRE FUS QVC OFFICERS £8
319 LANCASHIRE FUS QVC 18mm OFFICERS £6

320 R SCOTS FUS QVC GILT OFFICERS £8
320 R SCOTS FUS QVC 20mm £4

322 CHESHIRE REG OFFICERS £1

323 ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS VOLS 19mm SP £5
323 ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS OFFICERS £1
324 ROYAL WELCH FUS OFFICERS £1

325 SWB OFFICERS £1

326 KOSB QVC OFFICERS £12
327 KOSB QVC OFFICERS £8
327 KOSB KC OFF 20mm WM £5
327 KOSB KC OFFICERS £1

330 CAMERONIANS QC BLACK .50
330 CAMERONIANS QC BLACK 18mm .30

333 INNISKILLING FUS OFFICERS £4

335 GLOUCESTERSHIRE REG KC OFFICERS £1

336 WORC REG QVC OFFICERS £8
336 WORC REG KC OFFICERS £1

338 EAST LANCS  OFFICERS £1

339 EAST SURREY QVC GILT £8
339 EAST SURREY KC OFFICERS £1
339 EAST SURREY KC .70

342 DCLI OFFICERS £1

343 DUKE OF WELLINGTON OFFICER GILT £8
343 DUKE OF WELLINGTON OFFICER 16mm SIL £4

345 BORDER REG OFF £8
345 BORDER REG .70
345 BORDER REG 20mm OFFICER .70

346 SUSSEX REG OFFICERS GILT £8
346 SUSSEX REG OFFICERS £1

347 HAMPSHIRE REG BZ REG £1
347 HAMPSHIRE REG OFFICERS £1
347 HAMPSHIRE REG 19mm S/P £3

348 SOUTH STAFFS QVC OFFICERS £8

349 DORSET PRE 1900 OFFICERS £6
349 DORSET 19mm OFFICERS £4
350 DORSET OFFICERS £1

352 SOUTH LANCS QVC OFFICERS £8

354 WELCH REG KC 19mm OFFICERS .70
354 WELCH REG KC 19mm .30

355 BLACK WATCH £1.50
357 BLACK WATCH 19mm OFFICERS .70
357 BLACK WATCH GILT OFFICERS £4
357 BLACK WATCH £2
357 BLACK WATCH 19mm GILT OFFICERS £3
357 BLACK WATCH 19mm OFFICERS BZ £3

363 ESSEX REG GILT £8
363 ESSEX REG OFFICERS £1
363 ESSEX REG 19mm £4
363 ESSEX REG 19mm OFFICERS .50

364 NOTTS & DERBY QVC S/P £8

368 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE QVC OFFICERS £8
368 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE KC ANO £1 
369 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE KC ANO £1

371 R BERKS KC OFFICERS £1

373 R WEST KENT QVC OFFICERS £8
373 R WEST KENT KC 18mm S/G £2
373 R WEST KENT KC 15mm S/G £2

377 KSLI QVC APPLIED DESIGN OFFICERS £8
377 KSLI KC OFFICERS £1

378 MIDDLESEX REG officers £1
378 MIDDLESEX REG .70
378 MIDDLESEX REG 19mm officers .30

381 WILTSHIRE REG OFFICERS £1
381 WILTSHIRE REG .70

383 MANCHESTER QVC OFFICERS £8
383 MANCHESTER KC 18mm OFFICERS £1

384 NORTH STAFFS OFFICERS £1

389 HLI QVC OFFICERS £8
389 HLI QVC WM OFFICERS £8
389 HLI QVC GILT £8
389 HLI QVC £6
389 HLI QVC OFFICERS 18mm £4
389 HLI QVC 18mm OFFICERS £4

390 SEAFORTH HI OFFICERS GILT £8
390 SEAFORTH HI VOLS SP £8

392 GORDON HI OFFICERS £1
392 GORDON HI OFFICERS 17.6mm .50

394 CAMERON HI QVC OFFICERS £8

397 R ULSTER RIFLES QC BLACK £1

399 R IRISH FUS OFFICERS £3
399 R IRISH FUS 19mm OFFICERS £2
399 R IRISH FUS 14mm OFFICERS £2

402 A & S HI OFF GILT £1
402 A & S HI VOLS SP £8
402 A & S HI 18mm OFFICERS .50
402 A & S HI 15mm OFFICERS .50

410 WEST INDIA REG QVC 18mm OFFICERS £8

415 LIGHT INF BGD WM £2

419 QUEENS & R HAMPSHIRE 18mm BZ .70

420 RIFLE BGD BLACK OFFICERS

450 7th GURKHA RIFLES BLACK NYLON £1

464 MACHINE GUN CORPS KC OFFICERS £4
464 MACHINE GUN CORPS KC 19mm OFFICERS £2

466 RACD KC BLACK HORN £2

491 MEDICAL STAFF QVC SP OFFICERS £10

496 RAMC QVC 16mm OFFICERS £2
496 RAMC KC OFFICERS .50
496 RAMC KC 17mm .50
496 RAMC KC 17mm SP £2
496 RAMC KC .30

501 RAOC KC OFFICERS £1
503 RAOC KC 12mm OFFICERS .50

504 REME KC OFFICERS £1
504 REME KC OFFICERS .70

514 RAPC KC OFFICERS £1
514 RAPC KC 18mm .50

526 ARMY EDUCATION CORPS GILT £2

528 RAEC KC .70

529 ARMY DENTAL CORPS KC .70
529 ARMY DENTAL CORPS KC 19mm OFFICERS £1
530 R ARMY DENTAL CORPS KC OFFICERS £1

531 R PIONEER CORPS KC OFFICERS £1

541 GENERAL SERVICE QVC WM £2
541 GENERAL SERVICE KC .70
541 GENERAL SERVICE 18mm KC OFFICERS .50

THESE NUMBERS AS PER RIPLEYS FIRST HARD BACK BOOK

370 INNS OF COURT REG GILT £4
397 512th ( ST PANCRAS ) L AA REG KC OFFICERS £5
397 512th ) ST PANCRAS ) L AA REG 19mm KC OFFICERS £3
431 HEREFORDSHIRE REG KC 19mm OFFICERS £3
438 3rd CITY OF LONDON WM OFFICERS £8
438 3rd CITY OF LONDON SIL £6
438 3rd CITY OF LONDON 18mm SIL £4
438 3rd CITY OF LONDON 19mm S/G £5
438 3rd CITY OF LONDON 16mm S/G £5
439 7th CITY OF LONDON BR £3
439 7th CITY OF LONDON 17mm GILT £5
441 16th LONDON QVC OFFICERS £8
441 16th LONDON QVC 16mm OFFICERS £3
444 LONDON ARTISTS OFFICERS £3
444 LONDON ARTISTS GILT £5
444 LONDON ARTISTS 17mm GILT £3
541 GENERAL SERVICE QVC £1
541 GENERAL SERVICE KC WM £2
541 GENERAL SERVICE KC OFFICERS £1
553 R MILITARY ACADEMY SANDHURST QC FLAT GILT £1
577 QUEEN VICTORIA RIFLES QVC BLACK HORN £8
577 QUEEN VICTORIA RIFLES KC BLACK HORN £3

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