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Post by Tiny on Mar 27, 2005 11:51:16 GMT -5
DOes anyone know if the GS buttons from my side cap would be alright to use on my Leicester's FS cap (the coloured one) They are the standard dull buttons. Do they need to be shiny ones? If so does anyone know where I can get them from?
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Eddie
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Post by Eddie on Mar 27, 2005 12:20:37 GMT -5
I know a source for the wartime brass G.S. buttons, but they are the type used on a greatcoat.... I don't know if they are any use for a Cap.
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Post by Tiny on Mar 27, 2005 12:23:08 GMT -5
They need to be the really small ones mate, even the small Great coat buttons would be too big I think?
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tankpark
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Post by tankpark on Mar 27, 2005 15:03:04 GMT -5
I should have two but can only find one, came off a RA officers peaked cap I used for Tipperary with my old band.
About 3/8inch, much smaller than the small Great coat buttons (still got most of mine!!) if one is any good you can have it, I'll try and find tother! should both have been in same box along with the RA cap badge, very old with revolving wheel, also odds and sods buttons, Itie, canadian, ARP. Civil defence, Ordnance corp etc.etc.
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Post by Bonkers on Mar 27, 2005 15:23:03 GMT -5
the small ones off a greatcoat will do just nicely. make sure they are well polished and no one will know the difference. or the ones off your peak cap will do too.
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Post by Bonkers on Mar 27, 2005 15:24:19 GMT -5
By the way if you want to sell your arp and cd ones ill buy them off you?  |
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tankpark
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Post by tankpark on Mar 27, 2005 17:30:44 GMT -5
I have black Civil Defence large bakelite x 4
Ox and Bucks large brass x 1
Italian with facist eagle brass x 1
Canada Militia large brass x 1
GS greatcoat brass small x 7 (1 squashed)
Royal Army Service Corps large brass x 1
RAOC small brass x 1
ARP metal silver small x 1
German silver dimpled many
OOfficers pips brass enamel centre x 3
ATS cap badge brass good quality x 1
Green leather German Border police coat (bit rough)
Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby) Cap badge, brass
1 pair North Staffs shoulder brasses
North Staffs cap badge
Royal Dublin Fusiliers cap badge
very old GS capbadge (lion unicorn)
1 pair Y&L shoulder brasses
Cap Badges, Royal Berkshire,Northamptonshire,Middlesex Regt,KOSB 1 KC &1 QC (Victoria I think)Large!,Pioneer Corps,Original REME,another ATS,silver button hole discharged badge,
recently sold on ebay, wilkinson FS knife 1st. pattern,
2 tommy helmets, 1 german Africa Korp Helmet, kriegsmarine dagger,
all badges original ww2 kings crown.
(but I'm still trying to find the other miniture cap button!)
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Post by Bonkers on Mar 27, 2005 17:42:10 GMT -5
I have some ARP metal ones and metal CD plus a couple of bakelite Cd ones, but not enough to sew on to a uniform. I also have some NFS and AFS metal.
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