Button with Canons on it.

[Jacobsdt]

Found a cool button in the woods, it was near what could have been an old house site. There was just a big hole in the ground, maybe a root cellar. I had been working the area, maybe about a quarter mile away was a small civil war camp site. I had found 26 bullets, 2 eagle buttons, and 3 gun wrenches. But this button was all I found in this area. Nice surprise.



Thanks for looking. HH

 

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[smokeythecat]

It is a US Ordnance Dept. button. That Dept. was established in 1812. Your button dates after 1835 or so as that is when the three piece buttons came into fashion. I can't read the backmark but four backmarks are noted. Scoville/Waterbury. U.S. Ordnance Corps, Scovills/Waterbury and another which doesn't seem to be on this button. Can you tell the backmark? It is a hard to get button. It's a staff officer's type.

 

[Jacobsdt]

It is a US Ordnance Dept. button. That Dept. was established in 1812. Your button dates after 1835 or so as that is when the three piece buttons came into fashion. I can't read the backmark but four backmarks are noted. Scoville/Waterbury. U.S. Ordnance Corps, Scovills/Waterbury and another which doesn't seem to be on this button. Can you tell the backmark? It is a hard to get button. It's a staff officer's type.

The backmark is very hard to read. My best guess was Scovills/Waterbury from the letters I could make out. Thanks for the info!

 

[Isaac]

Looks to be a Civil War period Ordinance Corps button as mentioned above, very cool!!!

 

[creade]

Excellent find 🤘🎉

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[Trezurehunter]

Very nice military button. Congrats.

 

[against the wind]

Cool find,,
Congrats

 

[smokeythecat]

It's a hard to get Union button for sure, however, since they were around before the Civil War a Confederate possibly could have worn it. Very nice find. I don't even remember seeing one for sale since forever.

 

[sutphin]

MAN NICE BUTTON.

 

[dirtlooter]

congrats on that wonderful button, of course I would have preferred for it to been found by me LOL. very cool find

 

[HighVDI]

I would be stoked with that find. Nice hunt!

 

[CRUSADER]

Not one I remember posted much, maybe 1,,,,
CONGRATS

 

[relic nut]

Sweet button Buddy! You don't see that one much. congratulations.

HH, RN

 

[Kurios1]

Very nice relic recovery there mate. I love the history that comes with button finds. Yours is in very nice condition and cool as heck. Great find!

 

[Underwonder]

Very interesting button! I wonder why I often see "crossed" items in emblems? Yesterday I saw crossed swords on a pirate flag in a book, crossed baseball bats on a shirt, and today you have crossed canons...perhaps just for balance....Love it!

 

[Carolina Tom]

That's a sweet button! I do not recall seeing that one in my 3 years on TNet.

Very well played sir!

 

[Cal_Cobra]

That's an awesome button alright!!

I found an Ordinance Corps officers button at a Civil War era site on the west coast, I believe their fairly rare from what I read online.

Congrats!!

 

[JCdigger]

What a sweet button you got there!!!!! Still...... we all wished we had your good lucks!!!! When can Jimmy and I borrow your good luck? Haha....
HH

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice relic recovery!

 

[scruggs]

Nice hunt you had with very interesting finds!