1798 til War of 1812 era Artillery button

[gheenoe78]

Hey y'all. Found a war of 1812 1st Regiment of Artillerists button yesterday in South Carolina. Its in rough shape but Albert's button book helped me put a positive ID on it. Button measures 15mm in diameter. South Carolina didnt see much action during the War of 1812 but many garrisons and batteries were set up along the coast in anticipation of a British invasion. Thanks for looking!

 

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[basque-man]

What an awesome button to save!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gheenoe78]

Found this pair of bullets nearby as well. 1800s musket round and a civil war era .69 caliber Enfield.

 

[UnderMiner]

Wow! Eagle eye at identifying that button!

 

[cjon455]

great find, and even better ID of it!

way to go!

 

[Scrappy]

Great find. Like a Cjon said, great ID.

Congrats

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Good find, I'm pretty happy any day I get an old artillery...or navy button.

 

[creade]

Great button and wicked cool on the I.d.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

great button, nice digs.

 

[Darby]

Great find! Any day you can dig an old military button is a great hunt in my opinion. Congrats!

 

[Metal Magnet]

great ID on that wicked button.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Glad to finally see a shot of that 1812 Artillery button- great recovery. Another few years and the salt may have corroded it beyond recognition.

 

[sutphin]

Man I would give myyyyyyyyy left sock for a find like that, bet you thought gonna say something else,Noe78 glad were able to identify what you had found one of these days im gonna find one of them darn things,vanzutphen

 

[gheenoe78]

Thanks y'all. Sometimes the most enjoyable (and frustrating) parts of this hobby involves the identification process. When I found this button I thought it was a roached copper flat button. Soaked it in oil when I got home and scraped away a layer of crud which revealed the oval looking wheel. Flipped it a couple ways and before I knew it realized it, realized it might be a military artillery button. As I lightly cleaned a little more and a layer of briwax later, some more detail appeared which matched one of the 20+ artillery buttons in Albert's book.

 

[46Wheat]

nice