Knobby Seriff Eagle Infantry button? Cannonball guy??

[Gregg3131]

I dug my first Infantry Eagle button at a CW campsite I have been hunting. I noticed the I is tapered or what I understand to be serif?? Is this an officer button? Is it more rare than regular I? The back is broken so can't get a backmark.

 

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[trapperart]

Congrats on a nice button

 

[Gregg3131]

Thx

 

[Texas Ed]

Congrats on your Infantry Eagle button find & I really don't know much about your button but a great find anyway - fantastic post and thanks for sharing & I wish you many more treasures while out dirt fishin.

Texas ED

 

[Tommy G]

Can't help you with the "I" question, but my compliments on a nice find!

 

[nhbenz]

CannonballGuy commented on previous inquiry about these here: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/248015-infantry-button.html
To summarize, it is believed they are post-war. However I don't know if there is any more current thinking abut these.
Are you able to make out the backmark?

 

[CRUSADER]

CannonballGuy commented on previous inquiry about these here: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/248015-infantry-button.html
To summarize, it is believed they are post-war. However I don't know if there is any more current thinking abut these.
Are you able to make out the backmark?

Firstly congrats to the OP on a very rare button. Shame the backmarks not there to inform us with more details.

I like CBG explanation on how post war buttons may have found there way into old CW camps/sites. It interests me because so many assume provenance is about where something is found, & its not, its more than that its firstly about a factual ID, then it builds a picture. This one though still seems pretty grey without an exact ID, & sounds like it could just cross that line into CW.
All good stuff.

 

[Gregg3131]

Great info. Much appreciated

 

[Gregg3131]

Back is broken no backmark unfortunately

 

[mspence]

Firstly congrats to the OP on a very rare button. Shame the backmarks not there to inform us with more details.

I like CBG explanation on how post war buttons may have found there way into old CW camps/sites. It interests me because so many assume provenance is about where something is found, & its not, its more than that its firstly about a factual ID, then it builds a picture. This one though still seems pretty grey without an exact ID, & sounds like it could just cross that line into CW.
All good stuff.

Sounds like another convo on here regarding provenance....; )

 

[Diggin Dude]

Really nice historical button! Congrats and HH

 

[A2coins]

Thaqts a great find love the post!!!!

 

[sutphin]

NICE I BUTTON .

 

[CRUSADER]

Sounds like another convo on here regarding provenance....; )

Sort of, although that's not what jumps to mind. When you have been on here awhile, you see a trend. (lots on here do it, including myself) A trend of people who think that everything on a CW Site is CW. (NB. This is not directed at the OP, just my usual general but relevant discussion point) What I'm trying to instill is 'ID first' assumptions & picture building later.
You see Time-team fall into the same trap. In fact I fell into it myself with a possible Saxon Burial Site (recently), it might just be a 3rd settlement, to be decided....

 

[texjim]

Nice button...