1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

[{Sentinel}]

1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

Here's the result of this weekend's digs at a couple sites including a new campsite. Dug what I believe is an awesome field-made hat plate. If you look at the close-up, you

can see where the person put the rivets into the metal to hold it to a leather strap. Also found some nice buttons but also a NASTY Eagle that was all caved in :P :P

Themosquitos were out in FULL FORCE today and nearly drove us out of there if it hadn't have been for our die hard determination to dig, they MIGHT had.....

Here's the pics of everything:

-1830s-1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button
-Field Made Hat Plate
-Gilted Flower Button
- "22" Cuff Button
-3 General Service Eagle Buttons
-1 Blank Shield Eagle Vest Button
-3 Indian Heads (1879, 1880 & 1889)
-1 1-Piece Eagle Artillery Button
-Ornate Kepi Buckle
-Toe Tap
-Carved Minie


Pre-Civil War 1830s-1840s U.S. Ordinance Button w/ Big Cannons (Here's a link that shows a Non Dug example: http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/uc0809042.JPG)








Backmark: "R & W. ROBINSON" dm on a ribbon reading counter clockwise, eagle between the ends, ca 1830's 1840's, (RobinsonRW01).



Field Made Hat Plate






2 Piece Flower Button (Alot of Gilt still remaining)




Backmark Also R. & W. Robinson



Eagle "BLANK" Button (Literally Nothing is in the shield)





"22" Button






Injuns










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[MonkeyBoy]

Re: 1840s U.S. Ordinance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

Nice digs!! That hat plate is super duper I didnt get much worth posting.. Maybe now would be a good time to pull a few coppers out the "remember when" drawyer

LMAO Yeah, unfortunately that spot's already filled, TNet already has a resident "Remember When" Guy

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

 

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[MonkeyBoy]

Re: 1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

Nice digs as usual!!! Great Ord button!! What does the back of the "22" look like?? Reminds me of the date markers they drive into railroad ties.. at least tht is what I was told they were for...

MN

 

[{Sentinel}]

Re: 1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

Nice digs as usual!!! Great Ord button!! What does the back of the "22" look like?? Reminds me of the date markers they drive into railroad ties.. at least tht is what I was told they were for...

MN

Thanks MonkeyBoy. As for that "22" button, I wasn't sure about it from the get-go that's why I told Dman that I wasn't sure yet what it was or what the "22" refered to. The back just looks like a spot on it where

a shank would've went but I can definitely see it being a marker for something as you said.

 

[Steve in PA]

Re: 1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

You have really been tearing it up this year Josh. Congrats on more great finds!

Regarding the eagle button with the blank shield, Warren Tice states in his book (page 142) that a few General Service buttons made during the 1840s and 1850s have blank shields. I found a couple of them this past March at an 1850s site in West Texas. I spoke to William Leigh about them at the last DIV. He called them "rare, but under appreciated". Here are the ones I found....

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: 1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

very nice buttons and relics! awesome sites!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Re: 1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

Great finds Josh Ordnance corp button is a rare sight for me They are still headquartered at Fort Lee ,Va. according to wiki . I like the cap device ,made in the field 8) 8) veddy interesting piece !!!! That 1880 is a beauty 2 All in all you are still on a roll . Nice work as usual CMDdawg

 

[{Sentinel}]

Re: 1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

You have really been tearing it up this year Josh. Congrats on more great finds!

Regarding the eagle button with the blank shield, Warren Tice states in his book (page 142) that a few General Service buttons made during the 1840s and 1850s have blank shields. I found a couple of them this past March at an 1850s site in West Texas. I spoke to William Leigh about them at the last DIV. He called them "rare, but under appreciated". Here are the ones I found....

Thanks Steve and thanks also for the info on the Eagle button. I had heard of guys finding them but this is the first one I've ever found. I use to have the Tice book but I lent it to a friend who moved away you know how that goes. Those are some pretty nice examples you have there

 

[Ironman!]

Re: 1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

Another great showing there Josh! It is exciting to see all of the great history you guys bring to light back east. Keep up the great finds, and as always look forward to seeing what will be next.

IM

 

[{Sentinel}]

Re: 1840s U.S. Ordnance Coat Button, Field-Made Hat Plate, & Other Campsite Finds

Another great showing there Josh! It is exciting to see all of the great history you guys bring to light back east. Keep up the great finds, and as always look forward to seeing what will be next.

IM

Thanks my friend