THE DEVONSHIRE REGI ?

[jeff of pa]

What Can you Tell Me ?

Reenactor Button,

real ?

 

[traderoftreasures]

here is a shiny one that looks more like a reenactment button than yours does.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200390429759

 

[aaaaaaa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_Regiment
http://www.devonheritage.org/DevonshireRegiment.htm

 

[ivan salis]

the devonshire regiment * clearly a english military unit type button

 

[Don in SJ]

Also the back seems to indicate 20th century, the earliest any of them could be would be the 1880s, but I think this is a much later button. It is for sure not the same design as the one posted above from 1890s.

Don

 

[jeff of pa]

Also the back seems to indicate 20th century, the earliest any of them could be would be the 1880s, but I think this is a much later button. It is for sure not the same design as the one posted above from 1890s.

Don

Yes it appears to be a PlaStic Back.
The loop Emerges from a Hole in the Center.
there is no Makers Mark

The Center Piece is Gold Toned
the Rest of the front is Black & TAN

 

[ivan salis]

they used the term "the devonshire regiment "--from 1881 to 1958 * so must be from that time frame .

 

[ivan salis]

as I said --"the devonshire regiment" --1881 to 1958 * range of existance as known by that name.

 

[CRUSADER]

Crowns completely wrong to be military & so is the construction - so modern blazer button or reenactment type.

 

[jeff of pa]

Crowns completely wrong to be military & so is the construction - so modern blazer button or reenactment type.

THANKS !

 

[PBK]

As Crusader points out, the crown is incorrect, and so is the border. An authentic Devonshire Regiment button is shown at the link below. These buttons depicting the Castle at Exeter, according to Parkyn, were introduced in 1883. Ripley notes that they remained in use until 1958.

http://ourpasthistory.com/Gallery/military_buttons/Military_button_Devonshire_Regiment

 

[Silver Searcher]

I think this is the real deal, agree with Cru, proberbly modern blazer button :P

still a nice button though


http://ourpasthistory.com/Gallery/military_buttons


SS

 

[Silver Searcher]

As Crusader points out, the crown is incorrect, and so is the border. An authentic Devonshire Regiment button is shown at the link below. These buttons depicting the Castle at Exeter, according to Parkyn, were introduced in 1883. Ripley notes that they remained in use until 1958.

http://ourpasthistory.com/Gallery/military_buttons/Military_button_Devonshire_Regiment

Sorry PBK...posted same time as you

SS

 

[PBK]

Two-part harmony!

 

[jeff of pa]

When I first Dug it I thought it
was an E.

After closer inspection I saw What looked Like words.


Only after Searching Devonshire Regi did I see
it pointed Up.

so it's a crown , not a castle.
Or did you mean the Crown above ?

THANKS Again Everyone !

 

[PBK]

so it's a crown , not a castle.
Or did you mean the Crown above ?

Castle in the center; crown at the top.

 

[CRUSADER]

so it's a crown , not a castle.
Or did you mean the Crown above ?

Castle in the center; crown at the top.

yeah

 

[MissSharon]

I found this today

 

[Wildcat1750]

A similar button showed up on TNet back in 2014: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/418657-devonshire-regiment-button.html