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Hello Paul,
Buttons can be found and were very popular with officers in a few units, here is a Prince of Wales Light Horse.
Frank

These were mercurial fire gilt and worn by officers of Roberts Horse!
Regards Frank

Brett

Many thanks for your help as always, and look forward to hearing from you.

Paul

Brett Hendey wrote: Paul

I have collected some buttons of units represented in my medal collection, especially ones that are rarely seen (eg Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police). A friend who owns the local militaria shop often bemoans the fact that button collectors seldom, if ever, visit his shop. As a result, he has a large stock of mostly South African buttons. I will tell him of your interest.

Regards
Brett

David

Yes I only thought of it yesterday while looking through my British buttons.
I have seen the cards at fairs as you mention but my interest was with other things, I will look out at the next fair I visit.

Paul

djb wrote: Paul,

That's an interesting idea and one few people seem to have followed. At the various medal shows here in the UK there are dealers with boxes of buttons on carboard mounts but, from my few memories of rifling through these, I don't recall too many ones for South African units of the Boer War.

Other than the pre-existing units, do you know if any buttons were manufactured for the new SA units in the Boer War?

Kind regards
David

Frank

I was sure you would have some in your collection, thank you for posting these fine examples.

Paul

Frank Kelley wrote: These were mercurial fire gilt and worn by officers of Roberts Horse!
Regards Frank

Hello Paul,
Most of these buttons were made in Great Britain and the world really is your oyster when it comes to buttons for the Boer War, don't forget the units and corps raised here for the war, here is the City Imperial Volunteers.
Frank