A pair of 19 mm aluminum buttons with a number for shoulder straps

Description

This German aluminum uniform button is a replica of a 19mm button used in the Third Reich for various military uniforms.

The buttons are unpainted and unmarked. A number (in Arabic numerals) from 1 to 9 is stamped on the top of the button, with 6 and 9 being different buttons (they have a dot next to the number to differentiate them). Custom numbers are available upon request, but the price will be double, with a two-month wait.

These are very high-quality aluminum buttons, consisting of three parts: a top, a bottom, and a shank (just like the originals). Cheaper copies are usually cast entirely from similar alloys, not aluminum. Our replica is practically museum-quality; it will be very difficult to distinguish it from the original after aging.

Price per pair (2 buttons with the same number). Select the number on the buttons you want next to the "Add to cart" button. 

Historical reference.

Buttons with numbers were worn on uniform shoulder straps by soldiers of the lower ranks of the Wehrmacht to indicate the number of the unit to which the soldier belonged.

Roman numerals (from ''I'' to ''IV'') meant battalion.  Arabic denoted the number of the company (battery in artillery) in the regiment to which the soldier belonged.

Buttons were made of three parts. The top was 19 mm in diameter. with grained surface and convex numeral.

The officers did not wear such buttons, because they stood above the company (their shoulder buttons had a smaller diameter of 16 mm and were simple grained, without numbers).

Numbered buttons ceased production in September 1939, but continued to be worn until the end of the Second World War.

Historically, buttons were dyed to match the fabric, but there were also uncolored buttons for formal and work uniforms, as well as worn-out buttons.

Original shoulder buttons with Arabic numerals.

Original aluminum buttons with Roman unit.

Source: reenactors-krim.info