1898 Spanish Army Buttons

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Antique (100 years old) captured in Cuba during the 1898 Spanish American War, Spanish Army uniform buttons. Many of these were as worn by the Spanish troops that defended the block houses at such places as San Juan Hill - assaulted by Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders and the Black 24th US Infantry. These buttons were obtained decades ago and were sold in the now famous Bannermans Military Goods Catalog. All buttons are original 1898 SAW captured examples, documentation is also provided showing the captured Spanish buttons in a recent book about the 1898 Spanish American War, by Brassey Publications (ISBN 1-85753-272-4).

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Maker marked buttons are $15.00 each, plus shipping, non-maker marked (nmm) examples are $9.99 each. Each button listed is different in some way, i.e., number design, materials used, maker or fabrication, and/or size: where #1 to 85 are front of tunic size = approx 2 cm diameter, and #86 to 158 are cuff/pocket size = 1.5 cm diam., except for #132 which is also tunic size. Discounts are available on orders of 12 or more!

1. Regiment #1(R1), italic numeral(i), brass front/back(bfb), nmm.

2. R1, i, silver front & back(sfb), nmm (no maker marking)

3. R1, pebbeled numeral(p), sf, back "gilt" brass(bb), nmm

4. R1, p, sfb, TW&W Paris

5. R2, p, sfb, nmm <---(10/27)-- No Longer Available (NLA)

6. R2, pebbeled number & raised relief(pr), bfb, Superieur France <---NLA

7. R3, pr, bfb, Adolfo Barcelona

8. R3, pr, bfb, Perfectionne

9. R3, p, sfb, nmm

9b. R3, i?, bf, sb, extra fine maker, semi-vaulted (sv)<--- NLA

10. R3, p, bfb, nmm

11. R4, p, sfb, TW&W Paris <---(2/14)-- No Longer Available (NLA)

12. R4, p, sfb, narrow 4 arm, nmm <-(10/27)-No Longer Available

12b. R4, p, sf, bb, nmn, flat back and rim

13. R4, p, sfb, wide 4 arm, nmm

14. R4, p, bfb, open 4, nmm

15. R4, p, bfb, closed 4, nmm

16. R5, pr, sfb, nmm

16b. R5, pr, sfb, nmm, squat number

16c. R5, i, bfb, nmn

17. R5, p, bfb, nmm

17c. R5, i, bfb, perfectionee, semi-vaulted (sv)

18, R5, p, bfb, tail top on 5, nmm

19, R6, pr, bfb, Adolfo Barcelona

20. R6, pr, bf, sb, nmm

20b. R6,bf, sb, Paris

21. R6, pr, bf, sb, Extra Fein

22. R6, p, bfb, nmm

22b. R6, i?, sv

23. R7, pr, bfb, Perfectionne

24. R7, pr, bf, sb, nmm

25. R7, p, bf, sb, small notch on 7 top, nmm

26. R7, p, bfb, deep notch on 7 top, nmm

26b. R8, i?, bfb, nmn

27. blank(blk) light Inf "Horn right"(H), sfb, TW&W Paris, v,<--NLA

28. blk-H, bf, sb, Scovill

29. blk-H, bfb, nmm

30. blk-H, sfb, nmm

31. light Inf "Horn" Regiment #1(H1),i, bfb, nmm

32. H1, bfb, Scovill

33. H1, sfb, TW&W Paris

34. LH1, sfb, nmm <----(10/27)---- correction

35. H2, i, bfb, nmm

36. H2, bfb, Perfectionne, v

37. H2, bfb, Perfectionne, flat(f)

38. H2, bf, sb, Scovill

39. H2, bfb, nmm <--- NLA

39b. LH2,bfb, nmm

40. H2, sfb, nmm

41. H3, bfb, Perfectionne, v

42. H3, sfb, TW&W Paris, v

43. H3, sf, bb, Perfectionne, v

44. H3, sfb, nmm

44b. H3, bf, sb, nmm

44c. H3, bf, sb, Madrid maker

45. Left facing Horn Rgt 3 (LH3), bf, Scovill, round "3" <--- NLA

46. H3, bfb, nmm 46b. LH3, bf, sb, Steele& Johnson Mfg. Co. marker marked.

47. H3, sfb, TW&W Paris (Light Infantry Rgt 3 Button) ------------------->

48. LH3, sfb, round "3", nmm

49. H4, sfb, TW&W Paris, v

50. H4, bfb, Perfectionne, v

51. H4, i, bfb, nmm

52. H4, bf,sb, nmm <--- NLA

53. H4, bfb, nmm

54. H4, sfb, nmm

55. H4, sfb, TW&W Paris

56. LH4, bf, sb, Scovill

57. LH4, sfb, nmm

57b. LH4, bf, sb, nmm

58. H5, sf, bb, maker is JBM, v

59. H5, sf, sb, TW&W Paris, v

60. H5, bfb, Adolfo Barcelona

61. LH5, bf, sb, Scovill

62. LH5, bf, sb, nmm

63. LH5, bfb, nmm

64. H6, sf, bb, JBM, v

65. H6, bf, sb, TW&W Paris

66. LH6, bfb, nmm

67. LH6, bf, sb, nmm

68. LH6, bf, sb, Scovill

69. H6, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, Multi-parted (m), diamond mark

69b. H6, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, Multi-parted (m), HM mark

70. LH7, bfb, nmm <--- NLA

70b. LH7, bf, sb, Waterbury maker marked

71. Blank (blk), sfb, Extra Fein

72. Blank (blk), sfb, RL&F Paris

73. Bombero, bfb, flat back, nmm

74. Havana Garde Municipali(GM), sfb, Scovill <----- NLA

75. GM, sfb, TW&W Paris <--------------------------- NLA

76. GM, sfb, Scovill (small lettering) <------------ NLA

77. Artillery, bfb, Barcelona, v ------------------------------------------------------------------------->

78. Sapper, bf, sb, Scovill ------------------------------>

79. cypher "ER"(ER), sfb, nmm

79b. cypher "ER"(ER), sfb, nmm, dimple back

80. ER, sfb, bf, sb, nmm (with double circle on back)

81. Lancer (Cavalry) Regiment (L), bfb, nmm,

82. L, sfb, flat back, nmm, --->

83. L, sfb, nmm

83b. L, sfb, nmm (variation)

84. L, sfb, TW&W Paris

85. L, sfb, TW&W Paris (small letters)

86. R1, i, bf, sb, Extra Fein, 1.5 cm cuff size(c)

87. R1, i, bfb, nmm, c

88. R1, i, bfb, flat back, nmm, c

89. R1, bf, sb, nmm, c

90. R2, i, sfb, flat back, nmm, c

91. R2, bfb, nmm, c

92. R2, bfb, TW&W Paris, c

93. R2, bfb, Perfectionne, c

94. R2, bf, sb, nmm, c

95. R2, bf, sb, Extra Fein, c

96. R2, bfb, Scovill, c

97. R3, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, c

98. R3, sfb, nmm, c

99. R3, bf, sb, nmm, c

100. R3, bfb, nmm, c

101. R3, raised brass front (rbf), sb, Perfectionne, c

102. R16, i, bf, sb, cuff size (c)

103. R3, rbf, sb, Extra Fein, c

104. R4, i, bfb, flat back, nmm, c

105. R4, bfb, nmm, c

106. R4, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, c

107. R4, bfb, Superieur France, c

108. R5, bfb, nmm, c

109. R5, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, c, (m)

110. R6, bf, sb, nmm, c

110b. R6, bfb, TW&W Paris, c

111. R7, bfb, flat back, nmm, c

112. R7, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, c

113. R8, bfb, nmm, c

114. R8, bf, sb, nmm, c

115. R8, bfb, Scovill, c

116. blank horn (BH), sfb, TW&W Paris, v, c

117. blk-LH, bfb, nmm, c

118. blk-H, bfb, nmm, c

119. blk-H, bfb, TW&W Paris, m, c

120. LH2, bfb, nmm, c

121. H2, bfb, Perfectionne, c

122. H2, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, m, c

123. LH3, bf, sb, nmm, c

124. H3, bfb, nmm, c

125. H3, bf, sb, Extra Fein, c

125b. H3,bf, sb, TW&W Paris

127. H4, bfb, nmm, c

128. H4, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, m, c

129. H5, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, m, c

130. H6, bfb, Perfectionne, m, c.

131. H6, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, m, c

132. LH2, sfb, Tunic size <------

133. Administration(A), sfb, Perfectionne, m, c

134. A, sfb, TW&W Paris, c

135. A, sfb, Extra Fein, m, c

136. A, sfb, Extra Fein, c

137. A, sfb, Madrid, c

138. A, sfb, Extra Fein, slightly smaller(c-)

139. A, sf, bb, Perfectionne, c

140. A, sfb, Superieur France, c

141. A, sf, bb, nmm, smallest(c--)

142. Naval Artillery(NA), bfb, nmm, c

143. NA, bf, sb, nmm, c

144. NA, bfb, Manzenedo, c

145. Maltese Cross(MC), sfb, TW&W Paris, m, c

146. MC, bf, sb, TW&W Paris, m, c--

147. Infantera & Arms (IA), bfb, TW&W Paris, c-, --------------------------------------------------------------->

148. IA, bf. sb, TW&W Paris, c-

149. Artillery(AR), bf, sb, J.FEA Barcelona, c

150. bombero, bfb, flat back, nmm, c

151. "ILC" cypher, bfb, Madrid, v, c

152. "ILC", bf, sb, Madrid, v, c

153. Lancers(L), bfb, nmm, c

154. L, bf, sb, nmm, c

155. GM, sfb, TW&W Paris, c <------------ No Longer Available

156. Sapper, bfb, nmm, c

157. Neck-order-arms(NOA), bfb, c-

158. Sanitation, bf, sb, Madrid, c- <---- NLA

159. Retirado, bf, sb, nmm, c

160. Carabineros, sfb, nmm, c <---------- No Longer Available

Note: Will have to confirm specific item number availablity at time of order. If you are located outside the USA additional shipping costs will be necessary. Payment to be made in USD made out to: Ben K. Weed, P.O. Box 4643, Stockton, CA 95204-0643 USA

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