Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Service Dress Anodised 40 Ligne Button
Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 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
Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 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
The tailor-made No. 2 officer jacket has three 40-ligne regimental-pattern front buttons.
The half-domed struck button bears the crowned horse-forcene and lightning-flash Corps device and has an AA-gold finish.
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.
Source Evidence
The cited source passage identifies No. 2 Officer 40-Ligne Front Buttons as an applicable buttons article in this prescription.
Corps Buttons is the buttons identified in the cited source row.
The male scarlet vest fastens with four 22-ligne flat gilt buttons bearing mounted silver REME crests.
The cited Full Dress tunic uses the specified REME pattern article.
Size
Officer service dress uses four large 40-ligne and six medium 30-ligne buttons; other ranks use eight medium 30-ligne buttons.
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
Service Dress anodised REME buttons in 40 and 30 ligne.
Goldings’ WordPress catalogue records the customer-facing parent name “Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Service Dress 40/30 Line anodised Button (each)”.
Related uniforms
Completes
the uniforms
Orders of dress completed by this product for Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
