French Colonial Marines and a surprise Royal Navy

Iron Patch · Jul 23, 2015

Out Again today with my friend, and no Rev War buttons, but we did get these 5 French Marines.... his three at the top, and my two on the bottom. He dug another button which we were unsure of until it was cleaned, and is Royal Navy - Packet Service. About 1800-1811, at least by the site I'm using for a reference, but his is different with the lined field so may date the same or slightly later. Very cool find and I did not even know these existed, and I've seen a lot of navy buttons over the past 15 years. So he stole the day, but I still have tomorrow! :thumbsup:

PS: A minute after posting this I get a text he dropped one of his buttons down the sink at the hotel and now has to call maintenance to try and get it back. Yes he is a newfie! :laughing7:

(Newfoundland Canada, they ain't too bright) Lucky for him I have the Navy or he'd no doubt flush it down the toilet!

Update: He got the button back but the maintenance guy broke the sink! :laughing7:

Now he's got no sink for the night and the wife ain't too happy. :laughing9:

Iron Patch · Jul 24, 2015

Leaving in a few minutes to give it one last shot. I have his Navy button cleaned and ready to give back.

pepperj · Jul 24, 2015

Nice secure display.

46Wheat · Jul 24, 2015

Your posts never fail to amaze . Nice buttons

romeo-1 · Jul 24, 2015

Damn...I've got to get over there...

cerebus · Jul 24, 2015

Iron Patch said:
Leaving in a few minutes to give it one last shot. I have his Navy button cleaned and ready to give back.

Hahahaa u nut, was wondering what that box was doing there next to the detector. Is awesome, trip ended up with a lit of good finds, at the airport now with a pint chilling and dreaming of buttons.
Thx for showing me around, i will be back!

jwarner51 · Jul 25, 2015

Great buttons. I love finding the military relics! Glad your friend could get his button back that would've been a heart breaker

Iron Patch · Jul 25, 2015

jwarner51 said:
Great buttons. I love finding the military relics! Glad your friend could get his button back that would've been a heart breaker

He had three so would not have been too bad. But still good to get it back.

Iron Patch · Jul 25, 2015

cerebus said:
Hahahaa u nut, was wondering what that box was doing there next to the detector. Is awesome, trip ended up with a lit of good finds, at the airport now with a pint chilling and dreaming of buttons.
Thx for showing me around, i will be back!

You're very welcome as it was a great time. It's crazy how well it worked out because I never would have seen all that coming after day 1. All added up, including your park stuff, you had a heck of a trip... and one that would be very hard to beat even with a full detecting week here in the Fall. Heck maybe even a month because a nice King's button goes a very long way for East coast finds.