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  2. Phoenix buttons - Wikipedia

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    Phoenix buttons were designed to be used on Haitian military uniforms during the 1811-1820 reign of Henry Christophe (King Henry I of Haiti, 1811-1820). These buttons carry the image of a phoenix bird , included regimental numbers and were, “made of a good grade brass”.

  3. United States Army enlisted rank insignia 1851–1901 - Wikipedia

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    The 1851 regulations ended the system of different colored buttons and trim to denote branch used since 1780. Now each branch would have a colored cloth trim. The colors were light blue for infantry, red for artillery, green for mounted riflemen, orange for dragoons, crimson for ordnancemen and yellow for engineers.

  4. Honorable Service Lapel Button - Wikipedia

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    The Honorable Service Lapel Button, colloquially called "Ruptured Duck" by the members of the military, was a lapel button awarded for honorable Federal military service between 1925 and 1946. [1] The award, designed by Anthony de Francisci , was issued for wear on the left lapel of civilian clothing upon discharge .

  5. Uniforms of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Uniforms for the War of 1812 were made in Philadelphia.. The design of early army uniforms was influenced by both British and French traditions. One of the first Army-wide regulations, adopted in 1789, prescribed blue coats with colored facings to identify a unit's region of origin: New England units wore white facings, southern units wore blue facings, and units from Mid-Atlantic states wore ...

  6. Military uniform - Wikipedia

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    A military uniform is a standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of various nations.. Military dress and styles have gone through significant changes over the centuries, from colourful and elaborate, ornamented clothing until the 19th century, to utilitarian camouflage uniforms for field and battle purposes from World War I (1914–1918) on.

  7. Uniforms of the Union army - Wikipedia

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    A plate showing the uniform of a U.S. Army first sergeant, circa 1858, influenced by the French army. The military uniforms of the Union Army in the American Civil War were widely varied and, due to limitations on supply of wool and other materials, based on availability and cost of materials. [1]

  8. Obsolete badges of the United States military - Wikipedia

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    The original Military Aviator Badge design can be seen in pictures of him in uniform. The following is a listing of obsolete U.S. military badges and insignia organized by branch of service. U.S. Army

  9. Firmin & Sons - Wikipedia

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    Firmin & Sons is a British company, founded in 1655, that manufactures and supplies military ceremonial buttons, badges, accoutrements, and uniforms. Thomas Firmin was born in Ipswich, Suffolk in 1632 and was apprenticed to The Girdlers Company the makers of belts both for fine dress and for utility.

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