https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/military-uniform-button-voluntarios-realistas-58965.html Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:41:23 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A military uniform button of the Spanish Voluntarios Realistas (Royalist Volunteers). The button was originally flat, but is now distorted. It appears to be of two-piece construction, but the method of manufacture is uncertain. The front depicts three fleurs-de-lis, surmounted by a crown, all on a field of radiance. The back is plain, but shows signs of filing. The shank is trapezoidal with a rectangular cross-section and a drilled hole. The Voluntarios Realistas were typically loyal to the Bourbon monarchy and opposed liberal or revolutionary movements.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/uniform-button-royal-marine-artillery-58928.html Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:32:38 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A die-struck two-piece copper-alloy uniform button of the Royal Marine Artillery. The front of the button is slightly convex and depicts a crown over a fouled anchor, flanked on either side by a grenade, all between two crossed leafy sprays and below the inscription, 'ROYAL MARINES'. The back of the button is recessed and stamped with the maker's name, DOUGHTY & Co LONDON. The separate soldered shank is missing. See also UKDFD 42111.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/naval-uniform-button-13960.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A die-struck two-piece naval uniform button with separate brazed/soldered shank; circular; slightly convex front; slightly concave back; simple looped wire shank; a fouled anchor; backmarked: H T & D TREBLE GILT; originally gilded.  A Royal Navy button, the particular design of which was in use from 1774 (see References below). A crown above the anchor was added to Royal Navy officers' buttons from 1812 to differentiate the service from the Merchant Navy, which had adopted a similar fouled anchor design. The button maker's initials are those of Hammond, Turner and Dickinson, a Birmingham company whose roots can be traced back to 1717. The backmark, H T & D is known to have been in use between 1800 and 1812, and may have been used from c.1790-1823, after which the company was known as Hammond, Turner & Sons.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/naval-uniform-button-58925.html Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:43:48 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A die-struck two-piece naval uniform button, originally with separate soldered shank, now missing; circular; flat; a fouled anchor on a plain field; backmarked H T & D TREBLE GILT; traces of gilt overall. A Royal Navy button, the particular design of which was in use from 1774 (see References below). A crown above the anchor was added to Royal Navy officers' buttons from 1812 to differentiate the service from the Merchant Navy, which had adopted a similar fouled anchor design. The button maker's initials are those of Hammond, Turner and Dickinson, a Birmingham company whose roots can be traced back to 1717. The backmark, H T & D is known to have been in use between 1800 and 1812, and may have been used from c.1790-1823, after which the company was known as Hammond, Turner & Sons. See also See UKDFD 54912.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/naval-uniform-button-58789.html Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:51:39 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A die-formed three-piece uniform button of the original Royal Naval Reserve, a volunteer force created in 1859. The button is of three-piece construction with a convex front; flat back, crimped joint and soldered wire shank (now incomplete). The front depicts a fouled anchor surmounted by a queen's crown and bearing the blackletter initials, RNR. The back is stamped, E STILLWELL & SON BARBICAN LONDON. Traces of the original gilt finish survive.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/military-uniform-button-74th-regiment-of-foot-58743.html Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:30:00 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A military uniform button of the 74th Regiment of Foot. The button is of two-piece die-struck construction with a convex front, a concave back and originally with a separate soldered shank, which is now incomplete. The button depicts an elephant standing under a crown and within a leafy spray, above which is the inscription, ASSAYE, and below which the number 74. The back is plain. Traces of silvering present. The 74th Regiment was raised in 1787. Its full history can be found on the website of the National Army Museum.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/canadian-general-service-button-58744.html Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:33:02 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A Canadian general service military button. The button is of three-piece construction with a convex front, flat back, crimped joint and separate fitted wire loop. The front depicts a maple leaf encircled by the crowned emblem of The Most Noble Order of the Garter, a buckled garter bearing the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, the whole design below the inscription CANADA. The back of the button is stamped, A H WOLFE MONTREAL. These buttons were of standard issue for general service. The same type was used during both World Wars, The period of operation of A H Wolfe is uncertain.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/military-uniform-button-royal-horse-artillery-40828.html Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A die-formed three-piece copper-alloy military uniform button of the Royal Horse Artillery (Also used by the Royal Artillery on certain uniforms up to 1924) with separate fitted shank, circular; hollow; convex front; flat back; crimped joint; an imperial crown over a field gun; not backmarked.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/military-uniform-button-royal-artillery-46275.html Wed, 08 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A die-stamped two-piece Royal Artillery button with separate brazed/soldered shank; circular; flat front; flat back; a shield depicting three field guns with three cannon balls above; not backmarked.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/uniform-military/military-uniform-button-royal-horse-artillery-51294.html Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT Uniform - military  

Description:		A die-formed three-piece military uniform button of the Royal Horse Artillery (also used by the Royal Artillery on certain uniforms up to 1924) with separate fitted shank (missing), circular; hollow; convex front; flat back; crimped joint; an imperial crown over a field gun; not backmarked.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Uniform - military
Category:		Uniform - military

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