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BUTTON
Unique ID: CORN-D3CEE7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy button with soldered attachment loop on the back with the crowned letters 'M B' above the number '6'. The 'M B' may refer to the Mounts Bay Rangers and the '6' probably refers to the 6th Batallion. The 'Mounts Bay Volunteers' (Infantry) were originally raised in 1796, under CO Major Commandant John Tremenheere. The 'Mounts Bay Rangers', were raised in 1797 and the 'Fuzileers', in 1798. Two battalions were re-raised in 1803.
Ivall & Thomas (1974) illustrate a shoulder-belt plate on page 51, Plate S, No.221, which was used by the Mounts Bay Yeoman Rangers, which were a small independent corps of mounted guides in the Penzance area, and is dated from c.1805-1812.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1796
Date to: Circa AD 1812
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 8 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.03 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 30th August 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sennen (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW3525
Four figure Latitude: 50.06593604
Four figure longitude: -5.7044071
1:25K map: SW3525
1:10K map: SW35NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endean Ivall, D. and Thomas, C. | 1974 | Military Insignia of Cornwall | Penzance | Penwith Books | 51, Plate S, | No.221 |
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