2 piece military front only found/ crossed axes

[Dirtdiglr]

Please help identify. Not successful in my searches.
Thanks

 

[CRUSADER]

Tagging this post to find out, first I've seen. (Pretty sure not military though)

 

[MidMoTreasure]

The axes and W.O.W. make me suspect that it could be a Woodmen of the World fraternal order button. However, I have not been able to locate anything similar on the interwebs.

 

[smokeythecat]

Not military. Either an organization or from a political campaign most likely.

 

[erfranks]

Looks like maybe Woodman of the World Button, I have seen same design on Sword without the UR

 

[MidMoTreasure]

Here is one example of a Woodmen button with the U R on it, but again not similar to yours. Not sure what the U R stands for.

 

[Dirtdiglr]

Thanks for looking. Does seem to point to Woodsman of World. But no specifications.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

My guess is that the letters "UR" on those buttons represents a branch of the (Catholic) Knights of Pythias fraternal organization called the "Uniform(ed) Ranks." See the photos below. By the way, the emblem of the Knights of Pythias is a Calla Lily.. shown on the sword-guard, and also on Kop-UR uniform buttons.

 

[CreakyDigger]

There is an old eBay link that is now defunct. The headline was "Fraternal Antique Sword Woodmen of the World U.R.W.O.W."

 

[Red-Coat]

“Woodmen of the World” was a not-for-profit fraternal benefit society with pseudo-masonic claptrap and rituals. It still exists today as “Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society”. Joseph Cullen Root founded the “Modern Woodmen of America” in Lyons, Iowa in 1883 after hearing a sermon about “pioneer woodsmen clearing away the forest to provide for their families”. Disagreements within the organisation resulted in Root being ejected from it and he started again in Omaha, Nebraska in 1890 with “Modern Woodmen of the World” as a society that would “clear away problems of financial security for its members”. He dropped the word “Modern” soon afterwards.



No idea what the 'UR' stands for, but the organisation had many branches dotted around in a hierarchy of Lodges known as Forests and Camps.

 

[Lenrac2]

Awesome find!

 

[Dirtdiglr]

Been a while since I was on the site. See they have the app in full performance. And always find the best knowledge and input. Thanks for leading me in the right direction.
Happy hunting everyone. Great to be back to this site.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

. . . with pseudo-masonic claptrap and rituals.

As opposed to "authentic" Masonic claptrap and rituals? ;-)

 

[crashbandicoot]

Awww,you guys beat me to it!