HELP! Royal Navy Tombac Button? Rectangular Bullets? How Old Fishing Lure?

[ajaj]

These are last night's and early this morning's underwater finds that have generated more questions than answers. First, is the 26 mm tombac button Royal Navy. The rose pattern looks similar to those on the internet.

Next, I found two rectangular bullets. They are both .355 - .360 inches wide and 0.7 inches in length.

Lastly, any guesses on the age of the weedless spoon lure. The spoon looks to be brass and the weedless portion appears to be copper.

No underwater coins this time. But I love the button. It was found in about 3 feet of water on top of Lake Champlain clay. Thanks.

aj

 

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[Iron Patch]

No, unfortunately that's a pretty common designed tombac. There is mass confusion online over these now with people calling anything that's close a Lieutenant's button.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice finds! Cool button and thimble.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice stuff

 

[relic lover]

The squared-off bullets are called wadcutters. They are normally used for target shooting because they Tear A Perfect Circle in the paper.

 

[nsdq]

The sq bullet appear to be wadcutters in 38 cal / .357 dia , lure is brass fairly common for lures to made out of and i guess mid 1980s- 1990s

 

[CRUSADER]

No, unfortunately that's a pretty common designed tombac. There is mass confusion online over these now with people calling anything that's close a Lieutenant's button.

Agreed.

 

[ajaj]

Thanks NSDQ and Relic Lover for the "wadcutter" information.

aj

 

[ajaj]

No, unfortunately that's a pretty common designed tombac. There is mass confusion online over these now with people calling anything that's close a Lieutenant's button.

Boo. Oh well, I do love finding late 1700/early 1800s buttons.

aj

 

[Iron Patch]

Boo. Oh well, I do love finding late 1700/early 1800s buttons.

aj

There's no doubt about that, it's a nice early designed button. The truth is there's no one on the planet that can tell you exactly what is what when it comes to these because even the best experts have to make an educated guess on some. This one however I don't think is in that category and would be called civilian with very little thought.

 

[goplayinthepark]

Nice find.

 

[against the wind]

Excellent finds,,
The last time I hunted the Lake Champlain area,, the beach was open but the water was off limits, due to pollution caused by storm run off
Congrats on your hunt.

 

[Evolution]

Sweet tombac button. They don't come out with designs too often. I'd be pretty happy with that one.