1812 era British navy button

[K1DDO1979]

Almost got a skunked hunt tonight but with crazy work in lucky to have got out. Last minute I dug a couple flat buttons and when I got home I put the lemon juice to it and was surprised to have got another British navy button. Not nice as ricks recent find but worth posting. Thanks for looking! [emoji106]

 

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[Iron Patch]

Looks good to me.

Best match I see is 1812-1825.

 

[johnnyblaze]

You Canucks and these cool buttons lately

Nice find..

~Blaze

 

[Scrappy]

I agree Blaze. It gets so cold up there in the Great White North that buttons just pop off.

That or Canadian tailors couldn't sew on a button worth a ****!

Great find man! 1812 buttons are very cool

 

[K1DDO1979]

Looks good to me.

Best match I see is 1812-1825.

Cool. I was worried I may have jumped the gun on the date but I thought it was close. Wish it would've turned out in a bit better shape but I was lucky to have got out tonight at all! [emoji2]

 

[Iron Patch]

Cool. I was worried I may have jumped the gun on the date but I thought it was close. Wish it would've turned out in a bit better shape but I was lucky to have got out tonight at all! [emoji2]

Middle of the road is a whole lot better than toasted! I know what you mean though, as the Fusiliers button I dug recent is also not beautiful, but far from rotted. That said, save the super condition for the killer rare one!

 

[K1DDO1979]

You Canucks and these cool buttons lately

Nice find..

~Blaze

I dug a few other different ones around here before. Here's a random picture of one I got before that turned out ok as well...

 

[K1DDO1979]

Middle of the road is a whole lot better than toasted! I know what you mean though, as the Fusiliers button I dug recent is also not beautiful, but far from rotted. That said, save the super condition for the killer rare one!

I didn't bother posting another picture of it but I know what you mean. The second little button I dug in the picture I think may have been one with a anchor but its too far gone now to even know for sure. So I'm grateful the big one turned out decent! [emoji106]

 

[Iron Patch]

I dug a few other different ones around here before. Here's a random picture of one I got before that turned out ok as well...
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Yours looks like a match for the ones the Patriot and I dug back to back. I'm sort of fired up to go back to try for another.. we weren't getting much else so bailed fast.. not that we don't have patience, but in the next field was a great site and we hadn't been there in years, and several good plowings.

 

[K1DDO1979]

I agree Blaze. It gets so cold up there in the Great White North that buttons just pop off.

That or Canadian tailors couldn't sew on a button worth a ****!

Great find man! 1812 buttons are very cool

I'm starting to think it wasn't just the tailors fault but the button makers too. I'm finding more and more buttons with the shank gone and that's probably how they got lost and not the thread! Haha

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap, good button, that one I do have a few of.

 

[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

Thats a great looking button.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Any 200 year old military makes for a good hunt IMO.
I have one of those in both sizes, but no gilt at all on either.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I agree Blaze. It gets so cold up there in the Great White North that buttons just pop off.

That or Canadian tailors couldn't sew on a button worth a ****!

Great find man! 1812 buttons are very cool

Tell me about it, I don't think it's been over 40 F more than a few minutes yet this year, and it's May 4th for crying out loud !

 

[scruggs]

Good looking button you found!