Colonial pit stop #2

[Lord Verdigris]

Did another one of my quick work time stops at the site that keeps producing old finds. I think my favorite find today was the one piece dome button. Any date range on that would be a help. Also got another dandy button and some other buttons and one has BEST on the back. Finally got another coin but it's toasted. Probably never identify it and I have a "what is it?" also if anyone can figure it out. It's the big bent copper thing with a design. Also got a giant spoon tip that may be pewter? Thanks for looking! [emoji2]

 

[sutphin]

K1 that dome top button is neat,,vanzutphen

 

[Lord Verdigris]

I didn't have much with me to clean the stuff up with so I will get some better pictures later.

 

[fever87]

The big bent piece is part of a musket butt plate. It would have been bent at a right angle just above the screw hole.

 

[Lord Verdigris]

The big bent piece is part of a musket butt plate. It would have been bent at a right angle just above the screw hole.

Nice. Thanks for the info. I wonder if eventually I'd be able to track down what type of gun and age it came off of! [emoji2]

 

[lowcountry]

I found the same kind of dome button minus the shank here in SC at a site from the late 1600's up to the 1800's......very similar other stuff too as in flat buttons and hardware. Very cool finds!!

 

[The Patriot]

Nice finds…good chance that buttplate is off a brown bess…I have the same one but not bent…just google it…lots of pics

 

[Lord Verdigris]

I found the same kind of dome button minus the shank here in SC at a site from the late 1600's up to the 1800's......very similar other stuff too as in flat buttons and hardware. Very cool finds!! View attachment 1167481View attachment 1167482View attachment 1167483

The site has been good to me and I know there is a lot of stuff left to find. Just wish all my stops to it only last 20-40 minutes. I think there is a big find to come out of it eventually. Here is a couple quick pics I took of the button again.

 

[cjon455]

I like that dome button, very cool, someone beat me to that buttplate ID, that's what I was gonna say it looked like, perhaps with the end broken off, very cool!!

great hunt

 

[Lord Verdigris]

Nice finds…good chance that buttplate is off a brown bess…I have the same one but not bent…just google it…lots of pics

I think you may have solved that one quick. Thanks! [emoji2]

 

[Lord Verdigris]

I like that dome button, very cool, someone beat me to that buttplate ID, that's what I was gonna say it looked like, perhaps with the end broken off, very cool!!

great hunt

I can't seem to find much info on that type of button. I found a old British artillery one a long time ago in another spot that was close in design but that's about it.

 

[deershed]

Nice finds!! Bet it won't be long and you'll pull some Spanish silver from that site!!