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  1. Jul 15, 2010, 03:40 PM
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    Mil. buttons of some kind help

    can anyone help whit there buttons.
    They r a little bigger tha a nickle no back marks
    Found in an old cellar hole here in N.Y.
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  2. Jul 15, 2010, 06:51 PM #2
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    Re: Mil. buttons of some kind help

    I'm no button expert, but I believe they are both British.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_(The_King's)_Regiment_of_Foot

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Royal_Rifle_Corps
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  3. Jul 17, 2010, 09:11 PM
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    Re: Mil. buttons of some kind help

    hey daroofr
    Thanks for the reply to my post ...you nailed it...i posted them under What is it forum and we all agreed they r indeed those buttons and the ones i found r reproductions, i guess some modern r made for reinactments
    thanks Gary G.A.P.
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  4. Aug 06, 2010, 01:29 AM #4
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    Re: Mil. buttons of some kind help

    yup, repro's for sure. The shanks are a dead give away.
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