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What unit button is this?

  • 17-09-2011 10:50pm
    #1
    phaethon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    I found this button today on the Dublin market and because price was good, I decided to get it. Does someone knows what unit putton it is or is it Police, etc?

    Regards,

    Timo

    19521085ea7e87_l.jpg


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  • #2
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Hi, it's an Irish Volunteers button. I bought one recently off ebay which never arrived, I think there were different manufacturers in different periods but that one looks ok to me (open to correction on that).


  • #3
    phaethon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭phaethon


    Hi Morlar,

    Thanks! I found it now here:

    http://www.theeasterrising.eu/120Volunteers/NV.htm

    As I said, I just picked it up because I kind a liked it and it didn't cost much. If yours from ebay don't show up, I can let go mine, when we meet up next time;).

    Thanks again,

    Timo


  • #4
    R.Dub.Fusilier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 588 ✭✭✭R.Dub.Fusilier


    phaethon wrote: »
    Hi guys,
    I found this button today on the Dublin market and because price was good, I decided to get it. Does someone knows what unit putton it is or is it Police, etc?

    Regards,

    Timo

    the same design button was used by the Irish Army. i have some that i got from my older brothers when i was a kid and they are the same.


  • #5
    phaethon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭phaethon


    R.Dub.Fusilier wrote: »
    the same design button was used by the Irish Army. i have some that i got from my older brothers when i was a kid and they are the same.

    Thanks! Did Irish Army used letters "IV" or just a harp? Also where they prodced early ones, in UK?


  • #6
    R.Dub.Fusilier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 588 ✭✭✭R.Dub.Fusilier


    phaethon wrote: »
    Thanks! Did Irish Army used letters "IV" or just a harp? Also where they prodced early ones, in UK?

    the ones i have have the harp and IV on them


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  • #7
    phaethon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭phaethon


    You are correct - I checked today and Irish Army continued to use letters "IV" on the buttons with the harp. Mine is probably from 50s-70s.

    Thanks guys who helped!

    Timo


  • #8
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    phaethon wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    I found this button today on the Dublin market and because price was good, I decided to get it. Does someone knows what unit putton it is or is it Police, etc?

    Regards,

    Timo

    19521085ea7e87_l.jpg

    its basically the same button as was used in 1916. These days while the design is identical they tend to be staybright.
    I have a heap of them at home from different periods. You could check when the DF were using the Birmingham company.


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