crusty button, punched in shank??

[Wild Colonial Boy]

View attachment 1608275crusty button, punched in shank??

Very thin button has a nipple on flat side from shank attachment

cant find a reference so I can figure out how old

any input appreciated?View attachment 1608271View attachment 1608272View attachment 1608273View attachment 1608274

 

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[Rookster]

Nice button.Congrats

 

[TimberCrack]

You've got a base to an old brass shotgun shell...trust me I've found many of them...

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Thanks
How old is that?

 

[ToddsPoint]

No hole for primer. Not a shotgun shell. It's a button as it still has a piece of thread around the post. I don't know more than that. Gary

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

thanks Gary

 

[Hawks88]

Nice finds. Congrats