MY FIRST EVER TUNIC BUTTON !!

[Des from down under]

Hi, fom down here..mid summer and I went to an old battlefield of the mid 1860s..hunted below the old earthworks of the rebel held fortifications and found enfield bulletts, shrapnell off one of the several field guns that blasted them from 800 yards ...a soldiers bent heel plate and bingo I struck it lucky..my first ever button of an imperial soldier of the 70th regiment that was stationed in n/z around the time of the taranaki wars...a little piece six feet away that looks the same as what the button was made from...and another piece off brass that I would appreciate an id on ...is it a fuse holder ??....moved down to the end of the battle site and found a couple of musket balls that I guess were fired at the attacking soldiers from the fort !!! thanks for looking..des

 

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[birdman]

Fantastic digs!

 

[tinpan]

Hi Des Thats one hell of a piece of history ,Congrats i have been trying to find british regiment buttons for years and have not one. Hope get a helmet plate next. The chances of finding one of those is real hard. Good research to find a good site.


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[Kiwijohn]

Great finds Des

 

[Iron Patch]

I like it - I want one!

Any day I dig a military button from the 18th or 19th century I consider it a good day!

 

[umrgolf]

Sweet button Des Congrats on your first. I'd check that place out a few more times

 

[Des from down under]

Hi Des Thats one hell of a piece of history ,Congrats i have been trying to find british regiment buttons for years and have not one. Hope get a helmet plate next. The chances of finding one of those is real hard. Good research to find a good site.


tinpan Kiwi Wars Button = BANNER PLEASE


THANKS TIN PAN..EVER OVER HERE LOOK ME UP..WELL GO A DIGGN..

 

[seger98]

That's a really cool button.

 

[allen]

I love seeing those old relics come out of the ground !!

 

[Des from down under]

Nice to have to button marked "70". Maybe there is a stamped brass "7" around there somewhere.


thats got me..im gettn back there quick..never thought of it ..thanks

 

[BuckleBoy]

Those are wonderful recoveries. The button is a First Rate find.

Looks like what we dig over here in the U.S. at our Civil War sites.






Best Wishes,



Buckles

 

[tinpan]

hi Des The 70th Surry Foot regiment served as a line regiment for ships in Australia in 1825 and then served in New Zealand from 1863-66

tinpan

 

[Des from down under]

hi Des The 70th Surry Foot regiment served as a line regiment for ships in Australia in 1825 and then served in New Zealand from 1863-66

tinpan
thanks mate !!