Button Variants
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.