Got a GA button today!!!

[VaMark]

Managed to stick to it in the heat today and found another state button today and some lead and shell frags to go with it. This is my first GA button
and I still can't believe I found it, it was surrounded by modern nails and old fence wire, but there it was in the hole....WOW that made my day!!!

HH

 

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[The Patriot]

That is one sweet button and will look great displayed!

 

[Wldbil]

Great button and nice bunch of lead!!! Congrats

 

[JohnnyRebCSA]

Beautiful button! Yes, it will display very well. Do you have any idea of what regiment it came from?

 

[VaMark]

Beautiful button! Yes, it will display very well. Do you have any idea of what regiment it came from?

No I don't right now, not sure how to find out.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Great find!

 

[JohnnyRebCSA]

Were you lucky enough for the shank to be intact? Awesome button!

 

[fyrffytr1]

WOW!! That looks like the variation GA 4 in Albert's book. The letter N is omitted in the word MODERATION. You can still read the word on the right column. Can you get a backmark?

 

[Jpro]

And I thought my complete spencer was the find for today...I'd take that GA button any day. Great work!!

 

[vpnavy]

on your first first GA button VaMark! Thanks for sharing...

 

[VaMark]

WOW!! That looks like the variation GA 4 in Albert's book. The letter N is omitted in the word MODERATION. You can still read the word on the right column. Can you get a backmark?

I can't make out the back mark, there is something there but I can't read it. What are the different back marks it could be maybe I can narrow it down.
Thanks for the info!

 

[VaMark]

Were you lucky enough for the shank to be intact? Awesome button!

No the shank is missing and the back is pushed in some but the front appears to have the original shape.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice summer hunt with lead & the nice GA button Mark. WTG, Quindy.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great button find.

 

[Steve in PA]

Looks like a pretty good hunt this time of year and the GA button really topped it off.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I can't make out the back mark, there is something there but I can't read it. What are the different back marks it could be maybe I can narrow it down.
Thanks for the info!

It will be either "Steele & Johnson" or "Horstmann & Alien/ NY"
The Horstmann mark has an inner circle of rays.