2 Items Found Today That Need Identification!

MassBK

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High Plains Digger

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The "13 dots" button appears to be a fatigues (work uniform) button, apparently as far back as WWII. They guy in Italy that is digging the C-47 crash site found some of those. I remember them from my dad's air force fatigues from the late 50's and early 60's. He was probably wearing these same buttons when they closed the doors to the missle silo in Oct. of 1962, and no one knew why he didn't come home for a couple of weeks. Then the news broke.
 

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TheCannonballGuy

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High Plains Digger is correct. Here's a photo showing one (with a black finish) on a World War 2 uniform.

Actually, this type is called a rivet-button. It has no loop on its back, nor holes for sewing it on. It is permanently clamped onto the cloth by a metal rivet.
 

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