A couple things

[RussM]

Hi all,
In Massachusetts, local forest I found these two items... first, I was told resembled a Colonial breeches buckle, which has raised flowers and squares alternating around it, with a fine rope border on the inside edge. The second someone said looked like an etched copper brass button, maybe Colonial...it's very thin, I thought I only found the back of a button. The little eye isn't even centered. Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.

In addition, the lead balls I was told were musket balls. One is just under 3/4", or .69 and the other is a bit smaller.

Russ

 

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[Bodkin]

Nice finds! Gotta be more in that "local forest". Keep hitting it!

 

[dts52]

Nice finds, Russ. I think you found the entire button. It appears to be a tombac button, very common in colonial times. Not all had a design on the front, the vast majority were plain. There's got to be more good stuff hiding under that forest floor!
HH
dts

 

[DCMatt]

Nice colonial digs!

A little reading/research will tell you that colonial American button makers struggled with poor quality in the early days.

Is that a round ball with a ramrod impression on it? Pretty cool...

 

[A2coins]

Great relics those round balls are awesome. Good job on some cool finds

 

[RussM]

Thanks for the help, and I have no idea what is on that ball.. I assumed it was the area where it was clipped after it came out of the mold. The other ball is almost perfectly smooth.

 

[RussM]

Thank you all

 

[nkellam22]

Everything you found there is most certainly colonial.
Nice finds!

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap, looks like a Knee Buckle, flat button circa 1820-30s, pistol shot

 

[Rookster]

Very nice hunt. Congratulations

 

[Hawks88]

Nice finds. Congrats. I’d stick around a little longer and see what else is hidden in the ground. Welcome to tnet from Niagara Falls.