Royal Corps of Signals Royal Corps of Signals No. 1 and Service Dress Anodised 40 Ligne Button
Royal Corps of Signals No. 1 and Service Dress Anodised 40 Ligne Button, separated from the source-backed button family so the exact size and use are visible on the regiment and uniform pages.
Description
Royal Corps of Signals No. 1 and Service Dress Anodised 40 Ligne Button, separated from the source-backed button family so the exact size and use are visible on the regiment and uniform pages.
Specification
Gender
Male & Female
Design
Royal Signals buttons are half-domed gilt anodised aluminium and show Mercury holding a caduceus with one foot on a globe and the other hand raised.
The Army issue-pattern schedule specifies black nylon for RIFLES, Brigade of Gurkhas except QGE and QOGLR, R IRISH except pipers, and LONDON IRISH RIFLES; black anodized for QOGLR; optional black ball for RIFLES warrant officers in No. 2 Dress; bronze for PWRR; silver anodized for HAC (Inf), QOY (NH), NIH, 41 Signal Regt (V), SAS, SRR, SASC and pipers of SG, IG, SCOTS, R IRISH and QVs; and gold anodized for all other regiments and corps.
Size And Placement
Royal Signals use 30-ligne buttons on pockets and shoulders, 40-ligne buttons on the front and 24-ligne buttons in No. 10 Dress.
Care
For anodized-aluminium button variants, abrasive cleaning and metal polish are prohibited; an occasional wipe with a damp clean cloth is sufficient.
Provision
Regimental buttons in the standard sizes are issued for caps, greatcoats and Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6 Dress and are fixed under regimental arrangements.
Measurement
Standard Army regimental-button diameters are 15 mm (22 ligne) for cap buttons, 25 mm (40 ligne) for large buttons and 20 mm (30 ligne) for small buttons.
Commercial Boundary
No. 1 and Service Dress Royal Signals buttons in 40 and 30 ligne.
Goldings’ WordPress catalogue records the customer-facing parent name “Royal Corps of Signals Service Dress 40/30 Line anodised Button (each)”.
Related uniforms
Completes
the uniforms
Orders of dress completed by this product for Royal Corps of Signals.
