Willsden Borough Council Fire Brigade 17mm - Pre-1941 Brass Fire...
Surbiton Fire Brigade 25mm - Pre-1941 White Metal Fire Service uniform...
Swindon Fire Brigade 22.5mm - Pre-1941 White Metal Fire Service uniform...
Southampton Fire Brigade 16.5mm - Pre-1941 Brass Fire Service uniform...
Oakley Volunteer Fire Brigade 15.5mm - Pre-1941 Brass Fire Service...
Glasgow Fire Department 23.5mm - Early Type White Metal Fire Service...
Astley Cross Fire Brigade 23.5mm - Pre-1941 Brass Fire Service uniform...
Chepstow Fire Brigade 23.5mm - Pre-1941 White Metal Fire Service...
Modern Police Service uniform clothing buttons tend to be Chromium-plated - this is shown as Chrome in our button catalogues. Older Police Force uniform buttons are made from White Metal (abbreviated to WM in our button catalogues). Some senior Police officers buttons may be silver-plated; particularly those from ...
Modern Police Service uniform clothing buttons tend to be Chromium-plated - this is shown as Chrome in our button catalogues. Older Police Force uniform buttons are made from White Metal (abbreviated to WM in our button catalogues). Some senior Police officers buttons may be silver-plated; particularly those from British colonial police forces. Older Constabulary uniform buttons might also be made from black horn or black plastic - these tend to be for police capes or overcoats; particularly those worn at night.
To help collectors: 'Ripley' reference numbers are shown from the book 'Police Forces of Great Britain and Ireland - their Amalgamations and their Buttons'. By Howard Ripley (1983).
Button diameters are shown in millimetres, measured to the nearest half-millimetre.
South African Railway Police 29mm - Pre-1986 Brass Police or Prisons uniform button
South Shields Police 17.5mm - 1952-1968 Chrome-plated QC. Police or Prisons uniform button
South Shields Police 24mm - 1952-1968 Chrome-plated QC. Police or Prisons uniform button
South Wales Constabulary 17mm - Post-1969 Chrome-plated QC. Police or Prisons uniform button
South Wales Constabulary 19mm - Post-1969 Chrome-plated QC. Police or Prisons uniform button
South Wales Constabulary 24mm - Post-1969 Chrome-plated QC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Southampton County Borough Police 17.5mm - 1952-1967 Chrome-plated QC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Southampton County Borough Police 24mm - 1952-1967 Chrome-plated QC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Southampton County Borough Police 24mm - Pre-1952 Chrome-plated KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Southampton Harbour Board Police (7 Officer Unit) 19.5mm - 1847-1980 Chrome-plated Police or Prisons uniform button
Southampton Harbour Board Police (7 Officer Unit) 23.5mm - 1847-1980 Chrome-plated Police or Prisons uniform button
Southend-On-Sea Constabulary 17.5mm - Pre-1952 Chrome-plated KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Southern Railway Police 17.5mm - 1923-1947 Chrome-plated Police or Prisons uniform button
Southern Railway Police 19.5mm - 1923-1947 Chrome-plated Police or Prisons uniform button
Southport Borough Police 17mm - Pre-1969 Chrome-plated Police or Prisons uniform button
Spain: Carabineros (Gendarmerie) Paris Backmark 22mm - 1876-1931 Brass Police or Prisons uniform button
Spain: Policia Municipal (Intertwined 'PM' Letters) 16mm Gilt Police or Prisons uniform button
Spain: Policia Municipal (Intertwined 'PM' Letters) 22.5mm Gilt Police or Prisons uniform button
Spain: Policia Municipal (Separate 'PM' Letters) 16mm Chrome-plated Police or Prisons uniform button
Special Constabulary (London Metropolitan) 19mm - Black Horn QC. Police or Prisons uniform button
St Vincent Police 17mm - Rubbed Chrome-plated KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Staffordshire Constabulary (Crown & Knot Centre) 24.5mm - Pre-1952 Chrome-plated KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Staffordshire Constabulary (Crown & Knot Centre) 24.5mm - Pre-1952 White Metal KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Staffordshire County Police - No Knot 24.5mm - Pre-1952 White Metal KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Staffordshire County Police - No Knot 25mm - Pre-1952 Chrome-plated KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Staffordshire County Police - Staffordshire At Top 16.5mm - Black Horn KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Staffordshire County Police - Staffordshire At Top 23mm - Black Horn KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Staffordshire County Police - Staffordshire To Left 16.5mm - Black Horn KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Staffordshire County Police - Staffordshire To Left 25.5mm - Black Horn KC. Police or Prisons uniform button
Staffordshire County Police - With Knot - Black 16.5mm - 1952-1968 Horn QC. Police or Prisons uniform button