Wetherby Fire Brigade 25.5mm - Pre-1941 Silver-plated Fire Service...
South African Infantry - Springbok 13mm - Brown Plastic Military...
South African Infantry - Springbok 13mm Chrome-plated Military uniform...
Worcester Artillery Volunteers 24mm White Metal Military uniform button
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Rank 1881-1915 Rose On 8-Point Star...
10 Artillery Brigade - South Africa - 1983-1992 With Red Plastic Backing...
US Army 187th Regimental Combat Team: 3rd Battalion Beret Shield...
Minden Day Rose - Royal Regiment Of Scotland Red Rose Nylon
Please note that we deal in original insignia for collectors - we are not wholesale suppliers of fire service buttons.
During World War 2, Fire Brigades were brought under central Government control (nationalised) in 1941 in order to be able to quickly share resources across the UK.
...Please note that we deal in original insignia for collectors - we are not wholesale suppliers of fire service buttons.
During World War 2, Fire Brigades were brought under central Government control (nationalised) in 1941 in order to be able to quickly share resources across the UK.
From 1941-1948, all Fire Brigades in the UK wore the same design of NFS (National Fire Service) button. In 1948, Fire Services returned to a regional structure under local authority control and adopted separate designs for the buttons and badges of each town and county Fire Service.
In 1974 there was a major re-structure of UK counties and the names of many fire brigades changed as a result.
Most of the buttons on our catalogues are from UK town and county fire brigades and date from 1948 to the present day.
Fire Brigade buttons tend to be chromium plated - this is shown as chrome on our button catalogues. Older (pre-1941) Fire Brigade buttons are often brass.
Button diameters are shown in millimetres, measured to the nearest half-millimetre.
Middlesex Fire Brigade 24.5mm - 1948-1965 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Ministry Of Civil Aviation Aerodrome Fire Service 24mm - 1948-1966 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Ministry Of Defence Fire Service - EiiR 19mm Chrome-plated QC. Fire Service uniform button
Ministry Of Defence Fire Service - EiiR 25.5mm Chrome-plated QC. Fire Service uniform button
Ministry Of Supply Fire Brigade 17mm - 1939-1959 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Ministry Of Supply Fire Brigade 24mm - 1939-1959 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Monmouthshire County Council Fire Brigade 24mm - 1948-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
National Fire Brigades' Association 25mm Brass Fire Service uniform button
National Fire Service (NFS) Button 17mm - 1941-1948 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
National Fire Service (NFS) Button 17mm - 1941-1948 White Metal Fire Service uniform button
National Fire Service (NFS) Button 24.5mm - 1941-1948 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
National Fire Service (NFS) Button 24.5mm - 1941-1948 White Metal Fire Service uniform button
Newcastle And Gateshead Fire Service 16.5mm - Pre-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Newcastle And Gateshead Fire Service 24mm - Pre-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Fire Brigade 24.5mm - Pre-1941 Brass KC. Fire Service uniform button
Newport County Borough Fire Service 24mm - 1948-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Nigerian Fire Service 17.5mm Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Nigerian Fire Service 24mm Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Norfolk Fire Service 17mm Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Norfolk Fire Service 24.5mm Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
North Riding Of Yorkshire County Fire Brigade 16.5mm - Post 1948 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
North Riding Of Yorkshire County Fire Brigade 24mm - Post 1948 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
North Yorkshire Fire Brigade 16.5mm Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
North Yorkshire Fire Brigade 23mm Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Northampton Fire Brigade 24mm - 1948-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Northamptonshire Fire Brigade 16.5mm Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Northamptonshire Fire Brigade 24mm Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Northern Ireland Fire Brigade 24mm - Post-1948 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Northumberland County Fire Brigade (with Supporters) 16mm - 1952-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Northumberland County Fire Brigade (with Supporters) 24mm - 1952-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button