almost didnt want to post but might be something

[cjon455]

almost didn't want to post but might be something

Hey guys,
Old dude and i had a marathon day searching for permissions. Alot of places no one was home and alot of no's also, somethings freakin going on, I started the year strong with permission getting and lately I suck miserably at it lol.

Anyhow we ended up at 3 spots today, 1st a total dud, 2nd and 3rd were prior spots

Managed 4 wheats, 1897 IH, and what I think is an infantry button, it's 2 piece and says extra quality on back, feel free to weigh in.

I need a new technique for permissions, my current plan is exhausting thanks for looking and hh!!

 

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[Old Dude]

Can you take a pic of the front grandson?

 

[cjon455]

Can you take a pic of the front grandson?

I fixed it grandpa lol

 

[Old Dude]

Do you have some way of measuring it in mm? It's probably approximately 7/8 inch?

 

[cjon455]

Do you have some way of measuring it in mm? It's probably approximately 7/8 inch?

I'll have to do it later I'm not home, I'm trying to stay up for 40 hrs straight lol

 

[Old Dude]

Oh....diaper shopping? Lol

 

[cjon455]

Oh....diaper shopping? Lol

no sir, brothers house doing the birthday thing, ya know, ur other grandson

 

[Old Dude]

Lol

 

[DigIron2]

Looks like a civil war infantry button to me!Did you find the utensil handle at the same place you found the button?Could possibly be a northern camp there somewhere.nice finds.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

It is a US Army Infantry Officer button, specifically, an "eagle-I" button in relic-diggers' lingo. Eagle-I buttons were issued from 1821 to 1902.

That being said... we can time-date an eagle-I button more narrowly than that 81-year range, by observing certain details about the eagle emblem. For example, the "angle" of the eagle's wings and legs changed significantly in the late-1840s, and in 1875 the shield on the eagle's chest changed from fitting flush with the eagle to being "high-raised." So, although your button has an un-dateable generic Extra Quality backmark, I can say with certainty that the version you found dates from sometime between about 1850 through 1874.

Additional date-narrowing... the size of the US Army was quite small before the civil war started, and shrank back to extreme smallness after the war's end. That meant very few "fresh" US Army eagle-buttons needed to be made, due to vast quantities of "civil war surplus" ones already existing. Therefore, the statistical odds greatly favor your specific version of eagle-I button having been manufactured during the civil war years.

After-posting note:
I see that DigIron2 gave you your button's basic ID while I was still typing my lengthy reply. Hopefully, the additional information about it is helpful. Congratulations on finding your first civil war era Military button. May many more wind up in your digger's-pouch.

 

[cjon455]

Looks like a civil war infantry button to me!Did you find the utensil handle at the same place you found the button?Could possibly be a northern camp there somewhere.nice finds.

No the spoon handle came from another place

 

[cjon455]

Hey cannonballguy,

Thanks alot, that's pretty awesome that you were able to narrow it down, thanks again!!

 

[Old Dude]

A civil war era button would make a wonderful gift from a caring grandson[emoji1][emoji39]

 

[cjon455]

Lol people are probly wondering what's up w the grandson stuff, lol

the 3rd place we were at the little old lady thought dave was my grandpa lmao! !!!

 

[Old Dude]

Go ahead and laugh....if it wasn't for " grandpa " you would not have hunted there, lol.

 

[cjon455]

Thanks pops

 

[DigIron2]

Lol people are probly wondering what's up w the grandson stuff, lol

the 3rd place we were at the little old lady thought dave was my grandpa lmao! !!!

I guess he doesn't go by Old Dude for nothin!HH fellas.

 

[texjim]

Love the Infantry button. Going door to door is like being single sooner or later someone is going to say yes. Nice digs.

 

[cjon455]

Love the Infantry button. Going door to door is like being single sooner or later someone is going to say yes. Nice digs.

Oh I've had my share of yes's this year, many of em as a matter of fact. Somethings just off lately

 

[Ahab8]

Damn that's a great button find buddy! And CBG is an incredible asset to this site.