My first real treasure

[Owise Owera]

My new TH friend took me to a spot that he's found several large cents, a few buttons, some cannonballs, and ox shoes. I never knew they made ox shoes unbelievable, but I dug this button up from 9 inches of soil. I was really hunting hard for coins but only found an Ax head, a winter horseshoe, a summer horseshoe, several ingots of lead, and another button but that ones not worth describing. I'll keep it in my new collection of found treasures.

 

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[The Seeker]

Nice Button Owise......That is a militia riflemans button from around the time of the war of 1812 ......great find! and in nice shape to....... 8) Seeker

 

[Moonshadow]

Welcome to the forum Owise! Great finds. Keep em comin

Happy Hunting,
Moon

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Nice finds Owise!! And the 1812 button is really great! Keep digging that site...and the silver will start popping out!

 

[gldhntr]

post some pics of your summer/winter ? horseshoes....i have got to see them....gldhntr

 

[Michigan Badger]

Super find! These very old historical sites are the supreme hunting locations!

Thanks for posting.

Badger

 

[jon43]

nice 1812 button

 

[Jeffro]

Great job Owise, I wish we had stuff like that out here!

 

[Owise Owera]

The winter and summer shoes. I cleaned a lot of rust off them because I wanted them in my collection.."in my house" and I wanted a closer look at them. I only pitched shoes didn't know what they really looked like. lol

 

[trk5capt]

OWISE, Congrats On The Very Nice Finds, Good Hunting. trk5capt...

 

[Owise Owera]

http://www.relicman.com/butf.htm Shows a "riflemans button" War of 1812 it has 16 stars completely circling a number 1 and the horn. The button I found has 7 stars on top of the horn and 6 under the horn with a ribbon of sorts, all within a circle. The book that I found it in says this button was Revolutionary war and 1766 was the last year it was made. RECORDS OF AMERICAN UNIFORM AND HISTORICAL BUTTONS..Author: Alphaeus H. Albert
I'm glad I did more research into this. This forum is the greatest

 

[dandan]

Excellent!

 

[goldencoin]

Welcome to the forum. Nice button..... rather have a gold coin, but still a fantastic find.
HH
-GC

 

[PBK]

Great button, Owise! However, check your copy of Albert's book again. Your button is #RF 27B, Rifles, Militia, pp. 79-80.

It is also listed in Tice's book, Uniform Buttons of the United States: #RM187-A1, p. 176.; and in Wyckoff's United States Military Buttons of the Land Services, pp. 60-61

It dates c. 1815-21, and although buttons of a similar pattern (c. 1808-15) were indeed in use during the War of 1812, this particular variety— corded edge, oval border, stars above & below horn— would have seen little, if any service, in that war, which ended in February 1815.

 

[Southcacalaky]

Great job, welcome to the forum, HH Art...

 

[twister]

Welcome to the group. Congrats on the very nice buttons. You've got the bug now.

HH Twister

 

[southbound]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the great buttons!
Vern