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That's a nice one, and I think Ironhorse dug something similar, if not the same, and it stuck in my mind because at first glance one would think 7th Royal Fusiliers (They were the 7th Regt.) But I believe it's probably something like Royal Fencibles 7th battalion.
Here's a good place to send it. Very friendly guy and will help.
Online Database of Early British Military Buttons
That's a nice one, and I think Ironhorse dug something similar, if not the same, and it stuck in my mind because at first glance one would think 7th Royal Fusiliers (They were the 7th Regt.) But I believe it's probably something like Royal Fencibles 7th battalion.
Here's a good place to send it. Very friendly guy and will help.
http://asahelena.wix.com/militarybuttons#!buttons-p-r/c1iyx
He was very helpful and this is some of what info I have gotten back from him...
"It is a new pattern that I have certainly not seen before to the 7th Regt of Foot which is the Royal Fusiliers.
The Egington back mark places it c1795-1815. Egington started out as a swordsmith and was called Eggington, so anything earlier has two G's. He later 'refined' his name twice, Egington and finally Eginton so we can be fairly accurate on date."
Interesting. The inner part other than the lettering does match the fusiliers buttons, and several have turned up here including one dug by myself.... but I have a pretty hard time accepting this is a newly discovered button for such a well known regiment.
Its only a new discovered 'pattern'. I have had 5, some of famous Regs. No-one studies them much here & very few if any are recorded. The PAS don't accept them but the UKDFD does & these buttons are very rare finds in the UK. More turn up overseas.
Yes, new obscure buttons from small militia units show up quite often and that is exactly what I think this is. Well not even new, just takes the right person to ID it. I highly doubt it's 7th of foot Fusiliers, because that regiment is well known and studied. Huge difference in the two types.
Also it has the moto;
Honi soit qui mal y pense
This Order of the Garter was given to the Fusiliers, & it was reserved for the larger regiments & not the Militia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense
See above the types of Regiment that got it.
The maker's information on the back of the button can help identify where it was made and when; Firmins is one of the most well known of the 19th century firms - certainly for livery buttons. I recall finding a silver plated button with a Negro head in the early 1980s that I wrote to the company (still in existence then, not sure about now) to get more information on.
R F 7 -- as in Royal Fusiliers 7 th or Royal Fencibles 7th ( war of 1812 era)-- look up where these units were during the war of 1812 era which one or both maybe served in your area ..if only one did think you might have a answer to your question --what time frame / unit it was from..
I note the only the NOVA SCOTIA FENCIBLES --WERE STATIONED IN NOCA SCOTIA DURING THE WAR OF 1812 * if they were not the 7th ..then the button must be from "regular army troops" -- ie --the 7th Royal Fusiliers ..
the 7th royal fusiiliers was based around Q 'bec during the war of 1812 era and was active in the battles quite a bit ..
according to the reports I read