Button Variants
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LDYPAO Buttons
Metal Types (found so far) : Anodised Aluminium
& Brass Reproduction.
Size Range : 25mm (officer), 20mm (all ranks) & 13mm (Cap
Button).
Maker: J R Gaunt London.

Reproduction solid brass Officers buttons, post 1970 and today.
Unknown maker.
13mm Anodised aluminium
Cap button, plain half ball.
20mm Anodised aluminium All Ranks button, c1963-Today.
Made by J R Gaunt London.

25mm Anodised aluminium Officers button, c1963-Today.
Made by J R Gaunt London.
25mm Anodised aluminium Officers button, c1963-Today.
Made by Firmin London.
Brass LYPAO and DY used c1957-63 by the LDYPAO Regiment.
Made by J R Gaunt London.
LYPAO Buttons
Metal Types (found so far) : Silver plate, Bronze, White Metal &
Brass.
Officers bronze button, c1915-46
White Metal button, c1930s.
PAOLIY Buttons
Silver plated Officers button, c1902-08.
Made by Firmin & Sons Ltd, London.
Silver plated Officers button, c1902-08.
Made by Hobsons & Sons London.
 
Gilding metal and white metal other (all?) ranks buttons,
c1902-08.
Made by Sword Make.
PAOLYC Buttons
Metal Types (found so far) : Silver plate, White Metal & Brass
Size Range (found so far): 23mm, 22mm, 21mm, 18mm & 17mm.
Makers Marks (found so far): -
J.R.Gaunt & Son Ltd London Eng : c1890-94
Firmin & Sons Ltd 153 Strand & 47 Warwick St London :
c1880-99
Firmin & Sons Ld London : c1879
Hamburger & Co London : Post 1844
Treble Gilt Standard : c1890-99

White metal all ranks Hussar ball button, c1870-Today.
Jennens & Co, Silver Plate, 22mm
Hamburger & Co, Silver/Sheffield
Plate Button, 21mm.

White metal all ranks button, post 1844.
Treble Gilt Standard, 17mm.
Possibly Senior NCO.
Brass Other Ranks buttons c1844-99.
LY Georgian Buttons
Pre 1844 shoulder scale button, German silver.
White metal all ranks Georgian buttons.
White metal all ranks Georgian button, possibly the very first
pattern, c1794.
This was a metal detecting find on the Leics & Notts border in
2009.
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