The Discriminating French and American Army Buttons of the Napoleonic Wars

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Military Uniform Buttons: The Napoleonic Wars: France and the United States

*All shanks are wire just like the originals. Cast shanks cut threads, damage the cloth of the uniform, and force the button to sit on an odd angle. There is a reason they made them with wire historically.

P- Pewter B- Brass Plated C- Copper Plated G- Gold Plated S- Silver Plated

(Note: Image colours vary from lighting and oxidation. Some buttons were not photographed.)

French Napoleonic Army Buttons

Regiment	Soldat		Officier
Regiment	Grand	Petit	Grand	Petit	ITEM#
La Garde Impériale	C or B	C or B	G	G	033
La Garde Royale Italien	P	P	S	S	082
2e Cuirassier	P	P	S	S	090
3e Cuirassier	P	P	S	S	103
L'infantrie de ligne (1792-93)	B		G		089
2e Régiment de ligne	B	B	G	G	090
3e Régiment de ligne	B	B	G	G	103
9e Léger	P	P	S	S	102
21e Régiment de ligne	B	B	G	G	034
37e Régiment de ligne	B	B	G	G	035
96e Régiment de ligne	B	B	G	G	104
3e dragon	P	P	S	S	091
16e dragon	P	P	S	S	086
L`'artillerie a pied			G	G	093
L'artillerie (1793-94)	B	B			092
Le 8e regiment d'artillerie a pied	B	B			094
L'artillerie de la Marine		C		G	095
Etat-major			G	G	081
Commissaire de Guerre			S	S	096
Marechal			G	G	110
Genie			G		097

U.S. Regimental Buttons and American Cockade Eagles

Regiment	Private		Officers
Regiment	Large	Small	Large	Small	ITEM#
1st Regiment of Infantry (1808 pattern)	P		G		129
3rd Regiment of Infantry			S		036
27th Regiment of Infantry	P	P			037
Infantry (Script I with star in oval)	P	P			038
Infantry (Eagle with Shield 1808)	P		S		039
U.S.	P				040
3rd Rifle Regiment			G		041
U.S. Marines	P		G		126
U.S. Navy			G		137
Cockade Eagle 6.50US (9.50CAN)		P		G or S	080

Price and Minimum Quantity

pewter (P) buttons sized small, breast, or gaiter	$1.65US (1.75CAN)
pewter (P) buttons sized large or coat	$1.70US (1.80CAN)
plated (B, C, G or S) buttons sized small, breast, or gaiter	$2.10US (2.20CAN)
plated (B, C, G or S) buttons sized large or coat	$2.15US (2.25CAN)

Minimum Quantity per order:

50 buttons
of same style
(can mix sizes)

If the button you are looking for is not available, we research, design and manufacture a mold for you. Unfortunately there is an additional $125.00US (150.00CAN) art/mold charge we incur that has to be passed on to the client. However this charge is waved if the size of your order is over 500 buttons.

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