British Military Buttons. A carded display of 82 items including officers' small coatees to the 12th (East Suffolk) (2), officers' large tunic examples to the 3rd, 4th (no gilt), 9th, 10th (2, little gilt remains on one), 16th, 32nd (no gilt), 47th, 55th (part rubbed), Rifle Brigade, 92nd (3), the very rare 103rd Royal Bombay Fusiliers (gilt rubbed), 3rd Militia Battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (this is the gilt version of the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia worn c. 1881 - 83 only), General Officers (2, one mounted), 1st Royal Guernsey Militia, London University OTC, The Wiltshire Regiment, South Staffs (QVC, gilt rubbed), DLI (QVC), KSLI (QVC, mounted, gilt rubbed), Gloucestershire Regiment, Royal Military Academy (EVIIR), Grenadier Guards (VR, mounted, gilt rubbed), Royal Engineers (EVIIIR, gilt rubbed).  Other ranks small brass tunics, 93rd, 78th, 72nd, 67th, 65th, 62nd, 58th and one officer's gilt 47th.  Other ranks' large tunics include, School of Musketry (QVC), The King's Colonials (rare white metal Walking Out dress), Guards Machine Gun Regiment, Machine Gun Corps, Bedford Militia, Oxford University OTC, Scots Guards Pipers (KC).  Mess Waiters' large examples to the 82nd Prince of Wales's Volunteers, 10th North Lincoln Regiment and The King's Own Royal Regiment, good overall condition (82) £250-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Buttons and Militaria formed by the late Araminta, Lady Aldington.

View
Collection