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Description: | Pressed sheet copper alloy infantry button with a garter, but not crowned, around three letters which could be the cursive, interlocking monogram of 'CVC' which stands for 'Cornwall Volunteer Cavalry'. This troop was raised in 1797 and amalgamated with the East Cornwall Yeomanry in 1803 and then became the 3rd Regiment of the North Cornwall Hussars from 1813 to 1828. But this small flat button looks more like a regimental button for a coatee, though it does not appear to have a number within it, such as '32' for the 32nd Regiment of Foot. The button is missing its attachment loop and is very worn and corroded so that identification cannot be conclusive.Ivall & Thomas (1974) illustrate a belt plate with the monogram 'CVC' on page 51, Plate S, No.224, used by the Cornwall Volunteer Cavalry from c.1797-1828, and a coatee button from the 32nd Regiment of Foot on page 15, Plate B, No.21, which was used from c.1800 to the 1850s.
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