Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

[Tinman]

Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

I can't seem to get a definitive answer from the what is it section on this button.
Hopefully the relic button guys can tell me if I have a modern Navy button.... or a common blazer button?

Thanks for the input.

 

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[aa battery]

Re: Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

I have the same button but the eagle is facing to the left. Iam not sure how old the button is.

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

on first look maybe treasure -- whats the back say wording wize ?

 

[Tinman]

Re: Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

Here is a view of the back - No wording that I can see yet. Another pic with size reference.

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

wanting to say post civil war us navy but need to look more

 

[aa battery]

Re: Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

This is a hard one Tinman even my cousin that was in the Navy does not recognise it

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

the shank --looks like a "self shank" old style--- marine? maybe (they were part of the navy back then)

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

Thats right Ivan...

I agree with you as indicated in the other post...

I would call it a "self-shanked" navy eagle styled blazer button.

 

[Mainedigger]

Re: Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

marine? maybe (they were part of the navy back then)

No Marine will volunteer the info, but they are still part of the Navy now.

 

[mickfin]

Re: Eagle & Anchor Button - Trash or Treasure??

Theas guys are being nice first you need to take a good pic 
N center the shot

 

[austin_luker]

Not a civil war navy button?

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[ac74]

US NAVY Officers buttons were same design from 1852-1941 makes it hard to narrow down to being used during the war but the design was eagle on anchor with head to the right and upper fluke of the anchor behind the wing (source: http://www.history.n...rm_insignia.htm) might offer some help but this button could pre date 1852 seems like I've seen this design either 1812 or Spanish American war don't hold me to that though. No back mark is the only thing that leads me to say probably a blazer button. Good luck and interesting find!