Absolutely gorgeous British Rev War "Tudor Rose" Lieutenant button dug today!!!

[Devonrex]

Absolutely gorgeous British Rev War "Tudor Rose" Lieutenant button dug today!!!

It was just in 2012 that I dug my first regimental British button after 30 years of digging. Well today I can say I have now dug two! I have always wanted to dig one of these buttons. This is a British "Tudor Rose" button, copper planchet with stand up shank with almost all of its gold gilt. The intricacy of the design of the tudor rose in just amazing! You can see this tudor rose clear across the room!!! It is just gleeming with gold gilt. You literally need to put your sunglasses on! LOL This button was used by the British to signify the rank of Lieutenant from 1748 to 1787. Undoubtedly this button was lost by a British Soldier here in 1781. I found this button in less than 1 inch of sandy soil today! It was my only good target of the day. But man oh man what a target!!! The buttons face retains approximately 50 percent of the gold gilt but the back has 100 percent! Even the stand up shank on the reverse has gold plating on it. It most closely resembles BNL.b. in Don Troini's Insignia of Independence on page 20 but doesn't have a bone back. It is a big button measuring 28mm, much bigger than my MacDonald's 76th regiment button. I love finding relics directly associated with the battle of Yorktown . Today I can finally cross another British relic off my bucket list!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congratulations on your Revolutionary War button find John!

I love it when they still have some colour left on them!

Dave

 

[trdking]

Spectacular!

 

[Tnmountains]

Fantastic shape. Congratulations it looks perfect.

 

[Ahab8]

Whoa that thing is gorgeous and what a special find that is. I hope people know just how great that button is. Congrats buddy on a killer display item

 

[ironhorse]

Damn nice button!

 

[Bubba65]

AWESOME Button Indeed CONGRATS

 

[Vino]

What a fantastic find!!!
I would have done back flips..
Big Congrats.
George

 

[CRUSADER]

"Lieutenant from 1748 to 1787"

Sorry not sure this is TRUE.

But they are great finds.

 

[Iron Patch]

Not on the same level as your 76th, but enough to get one's attention! It is an unusually large size which of course makes it even better.

 

[CRUSADER]

Not on the same level as your 76th, but enough to get one's attention! It is an unusually large size which of course makes it even better.

Agreed the 76th is the shout.

 

[digging440yrs]

AWESOME !

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[sutphin]

Damn REX you sure know how to hurt a guys feelings . Speechless.vanzutphen

 

[Devonrex]

"Lieutenant from 1748 to 1787"

Sorry not sure this is TRUE.

But they are great finds.

Thanks Crusader for the nice remark about my British button. I took the dates right out of Don Troini's newly released book INSIGNIA OF INDEPENDENCE. It is the best reference source on Revolutionary War artifacts here in the United States. He does go on further to say that after the 17 November 1787 date the button was authorized to captains and commanders but the lieutenant insignia was changed to anchor buttons. It is a wealth of information from a man who has studied and researched and colected Revolutionary War relics and Civil War uniforms all his life as well as a great artist portaying scenes from both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars of our nation. You might want to get a copy for your library. Devonrex

 

[Devonrex]

Whoa that thing is gorgeous and what a special find that is. I hope people know just how great that button is. Congrats buddy on a killer display item

Thanks Ahab for the accolade. And yes, last night one of my friends who is a dealer in Fredericksburg told me how rare it was and that it was the best dug example he had ever seen. Then Don Troini himself wrote that it was a beauty and worn on an overcoat. That made me very happy!

 

[EasternShoreMetal]

That's a great find! not only did you get a great button, but in really good shape with all the gilt it has left on it. That alone doesn't happen very often. Congrats & HH!

 

[metalev4]

That is a killer button John and a stunning addition to your Rev War collection. Excellent find.

 

[The Patriot]

Beauty of a button! Thanks to IP, I have a love for Rev War buttons and plates!

 

[Devonrex]

Not on the same level as your 76th, but enough to get one's attention! It is an unusually large size which of course makes it even better.

Thanks Iron Patch! Its been a while sincwe I've dug a rev war button! I feel good today! Devonrex