button help please

[collector01]

I found this button near a pewter button but not sure of the age of it or what style these are called any help would be great, thanks.[img][/img]

[collector01]

[img][/img] heres the side veiw.

[aa battery]

its Army but im not sure of the age. i found a few of those at the WW2 Army air base i been hunting...aa

[Montana Jim]

To quote PBK from another post: "This 13-stars button is classified by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps as, "Button, Tack, M-1941" and since 1941 has been used on various military clothing and fabric equipment closures."

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.p...,160093.0.html

[Noodle]

Looking at your pic, it almost looks like a cufflink or a collar button. Can we get a clearer pic? It looks like it has a "shaft" on it, then a bulbous type shape on the back end. Doesn't look like a button to be sewn on. Could be wrong. Noodle

[PBK]

It looks like it has a "shaft" on it, then a bulbous type shape on the back end. Doesn't look like a button to be sewn on.

No, they weren't sewn on— hence the name "tack button." Here's a link showing the button's construction:

http://www.atthefront.com/button_13star_orig.jpg

[collector01]

Thanks for all the help. Not as old as a like but military will do thanks again.