Yet anouther person trying to ID a couple old buttons. :)

[pp13bnos]

I hunt a old town site on private property, a couple miles from my house. From time to time, you find some pretty neat stuff. While I mostly look for coins, occasionally, an old axe head pops up, or musket balls, and from time to time, a button or two. I was wondering if anyone had any type of idea of what I might have found. Any info on them would be great. Thanks, CJ

[ivan salis]

general service button (army) --- navy button--- early type great seal button ---back markings whould be quite useful in iding rm.

[pp13bnos]

I'll try to clean them up a little bit and post some pictures tomorrow of them. Although the Navy Button lost a fight with a disc or some type of field implement, so the back of the button is MIA.

[ivan salis]

ok --best rough guess -- #1 general service button --union army --(pre civil war thru indain war era ) #2 civil war era naval button union by scovill mg co. #3 -- early 1902 model great seal button --lined background 2 -- piece model

[fortbball9]

I would have to say that the General Service button would be post civil war.
All of the Eagle buttons that I have seen with the wings almost flat across the top was
post CW.As best as I recall.The other two I believe ivan salis has already ID correctly.
But the backmarks will tell for sure.

fortbball9

[ivan salis]

the eagle general service button design was used from pre civil war thru the later plains indain wars era (post civil war)-- I think your correct on the flat top style wing being post civil war thus (indain war)* the other 2 I think I got dead on.

[fortbball9]

the eagle general service button design was used from pre civil war thru the later plains indain wars era (post civil war)-- I think your correct on the flat top style wing being post civil war thus (indain war)* the other 2 I think I got dead on.

Yes,I do believe you are correct on the other two.
Great ID Ivan;

fortbball9