NCO RANK BUTTONS, HOW WERE THEY ATTACHED ?

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oradour

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HI EVERYBODY :D ,
CAN ANYONE OUT THERE TELL ME HOW THE NCO RANK BUTTONS WERE ATTACHED TO THE COLLAR :???: I HAVE A COLLECTION OF THE BUTTONS, LARGE & SMALL :) BUT UPON STUDYING PERIOD PHOTOS THEY SEEM TO FLUSH FIT :? , ALL THE BUTTONS I HAVE HAVE NORMAL BUTTON BACKS & LOOK LIKE THEY ARE TO BE SEWN ONTO THE COLLAR, BUT THIS WOULDNT MAKE THEM FLUSH TO THE COLLAR :-? DID THEY HOLE THE COLLAR & FASTEN ON THE INSIDE :cry: , JUST CURIOUS. :eek:
THANKS :D ORADOUR, (STEVE LEE). :cool:
 
oradour said:
DID THEY HOLE THE COLLAR & FASTEN ON THE INSIDE
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Steve that is exactly how it was done. A hole was punched through the collar and then a split pin was inserted through the loop to secure it.
 
HI :D ,
QUICK RESPONSE :) , THANKS FOR THAT, I THOUGHT AS MUCH, JUST WANTED IT CONFIRMED :) , THERE IS PLENTY OF PICTURES OF TUNICS FITTED WITH THESE DEVICES :) , BUT NONE SHOWING THE METHOD OF FASTENING BUTTONS TO THE REVERSE OF THE COLLAR:(
REGARDS, STEVE LEE, ORADOUR.
 
HI STEVE,
I HAVE SEVERAL NCO BUTTONS IN MY COLLECTION. ALL HAVE THE STANDARD LOOP FITTING EXCEPT THIS 25MM SIZED PRUSSIAN GEFREITER BUTTON WHICH HAS A CLIP FITTING.

CHEERS,

RICHARD.
 
THANX 4 THAT RICHARD, I DID SPOT ONE LIKE YOU DESCRIBE ON E BAY A SHORT WHILE AGO, I HAVE 15 BUTTONS, (SERGENTEN/GEFRIETER) IN MY COLLECTION, ALL BAR ONE HAVE BUTTON TYPE SHANKS, THE OTHER HAS A FIXING AS ON RANK PIPS, 2 PRONGS THAT OPEN UP WHEN PUSHED THRO.
REGARDS, STEVE.
 
Here's a tunic on which the Gefreiter button shanks were pushed through very narrow slits and attached to the collar with loop clips.

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Excellent gentlemen! Once again, you have proven how invaluable this forum is to collectors. Well done. Brian
 
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