Rank Buttons?

[notned]

Evening Gents,

These just surfaced down my way...

wondering if they are Imperial rank buttons??

Any help will be appreciated thanks!

Regards

Paul

[Daniel Murphy]

I am not sure what they are (perhaps Polish ?), but they are not Prussian rank buttons. Sorry.

Dan Murphy

[Chip]

You might get some clue from any maker information on the back, though often the manufacture of military buttons was farmed out to other countries. The eagle buttons are all Polish. The one on the bottom right looks similar to a French artilllery button, but this motif is pretty common for artillery, so it may well be Polish too.

Chip

[notned]

Thanks guys!

One has A.U Wien written on it...the lower right one....and

the two eagles are alloy..and the last one has got todz written on it...?

Had no idea really....just guessing at it...( that they were rank buttons...)

Has anyone got real prussian rank buttons they can post so i can see what they really look like?

thanking ye kindly...

Paul in NZ

[Tom Y]

Here are an Imperial (KM/Schutztruppe) and a Prussian.

[Naxos]

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[Naxos]

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[Tom Y]

Thought I'd bring this back up to show a few more.

1 Prussia, Police?

2 I have no idea

3 Baden

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5 W?rttemberg

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[Daniel Murphy]

Tom,

Your first one from the last post is a Prussian Beamten button.

Dan

[Chip]

The second one (crowned "L") is not a rank button. I do like your nice selection Tom.

Chip

[Tom Y]

The second one (crowned "L") is not a rank button. I do like your nice selection Tom.

Chip

Any idea whaty it is?

[Daniel Murphy]

The second one (crowned "L") is not a rank button.

Any idea whaty it is?

I would say 1860's-70's Bavarian. It does look like the badge of mad King Ludwigs cypher as on their raupenhelm of the period.

Dan

[Chip]

Tom,

According to a Moritz Ruhl book I have, your shoulder strap button was worn by the Leib-Komp. of the Hess. 115.L.G.I.R. and the Leib-Esk. of the 23.Drag.Rgt.

Chip

[Tom Y]

Tom,

According to a Moritz Ruhl book I have, your shoulder strap button was worn by the Leib-Komp. of the Hess. 115.L.G.I.R. and the Leib-Esk. of the 23.Drag.Rgt.

Chip

Thanks, Chip. Anyone want to donate a uniform to fit it?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Was lucky enough to get a button lot on ebay for 11EUR ;-)

[Chip]

The pair of collar disks are nice. Must be from the transitional period, before the Bluse was introduced for the Bavarians. Their new design disk came out in March of 1916. These appear to be painted steel or Kriegsmetall, but with the earlier pattern Löwe. I would expect to see this pattern on the simplified Waffenröcke.

Chip

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi Chip,

what did they look like after March 1916?

I did not know there were different Bavarian ones.

Best

Chris

[Chip]

Chris,

Here are examples of the second pattern Bavarian Wappenknöpfen. At the top are a pair of Sergeant disks, then a Gefreiter pair and finally two examples from the Friedensrock.

Chip

Edited August 31, 2013 by Chip

[Chris Boonzaier]

Here is a single copper one..... I am guessing for the blue jacket?

[Chip]

Chris,

Yes, I think this one is for an issue blue Waffenrock.

Chip

[Stuka f]

If anyone is in for a swap of buttons, just let me know.

I haven't got much German, but I do have a lot of Belgians, French and Dutch.

Also civile buttons and buttons with nobility crest's.

cheers

|<ris