The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Service Dress Anodised 40 Ligne Button

All regimental buttons are embossed with the Indian blackbuck, the regimental mascot, within a garter.

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.

Small officer epaulette buttons for Nos 1 and 10 Dress are gilt and silver.

General dress rules use gold-coloured buttons on No. 1 and No. 3 uniforms and brass buttons in No. 2 and No. 4 Dress unless otherwise authorised.

For anodized-aluminium button variants, abrasive cleaning and metal polish are prohibited; an occasional wipe with a damp clean cloth is sufficient.

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.

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.

Service Dress anodised Blackbuck buttons in 40 and 30 ligne sizes.

Goldings’ WordPress catalogue records the customer-facing parent name “Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Service Dress 40/30 Line anodised Button (each)”.