Man on a Horse with a Sword button... What is it??

[Calabash Digger]

I just found this button on one of my old sites. Any ideas on what it is I got my good camara out....

 

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[DeepseekerADS]

I've seen that button before but can't remember where I saw it - maybe on here.

That's a great find, congrats!

 

[Calabash Digger]

Thanks! cant wait to find out what it is..

 

[SC Keith]

I can’t figure out if it’s a mounted dragoon or a person with a riding crop. I hope it is a dragoon and the lettering commemorates a famous battle, war hero, or better yet a specific dragoon unit. You have a very interesting find!

 

[smokeythecat]

I'm not sure on this one. It resembles some Rev War period button found on Loyalist sites, BUT the construction is wrong. Probably an early 19th century context. I found a similar one but larger a week or so ago on an 1840's site. They may fall in the livery button category. It's nice, that's for sure.

 

[Lost Signal]

I've seen that button before but can't remember where I saw it - maybe on here.

That's a great find, congrats!

I think I've seen one like it on Tnet in the last year or two, but not sure. It's very cool! Congrats!

 

[cmthunder]

Very nice button. Never seen that one.

 

[Lost Signal]

Just out of curiosity, I searched the Tnet search box for "button with horse and rider." Turns out there have been a number of similar buttons posted in the last few years and a fair amount of discussion about Rev war dragoons, but I didn't see anything definitive.

 

[Gene Mean]

Fantastic!
Found this searching google, diiferent back.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...evolutionary-war-loyalist-dragoon-button.html

 

[Calabash Digger]

Thanks everyone... Hope someone can give it a positive I.D. one way or the other...

 

[smokeythecat]

The back and construction make all the difference. The button in the link is a standard British "boss" back, and it was cast. Calabash's button looks to have a stamped construction with added loop shank, a whole different animal.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

As I thought, it's one half of an 18th C Cuff-link. Who it's meant to represent might be lost in time, unless you can read the letters.

W.D ??M

 

[Bharpring]

Looks like it may be a cuff link with a Dragoon motif? A few buttons have come out around here with this same motif. One of them was a silver bone button dug by Carolina Tom. I don't think he ever got a good ID on his either? Here is the link: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/590768-silver-rev-war-button.html

It looks a lot like yours. Awesome find, congrats!

 

[Calabash Digger]

I think it says W.D. C O M or W.D. C U M or W.D. OOM Latin?? Thanks guys for the help!

 

[Calabash Digger]

It looks like a Dragoon motif. Are we looking at a Dragoon Cufflink? Or like Smokey said a livery button and that is a riding crop??

 

[Calabash Digger]

I updated the images....

 

[smokeythecat]

It could be either type.

 

[CRUSADER]

It looks like a Dragoon motif. Are we looking at a Dragoon Cufflink? Or like Smokey said a livery button and that is a riding crop??

It will be a famous person from the 18th C, who probably was a Dragoon/Military leader.
A close fit would be Duke William 'the Butcher' Cumberland. It could be commemorating the victory of Colloden. (although the D initial should be an A)
It will be something along those lines.

 

[CRUSADER]

I think it says W.D. C U M

William (D?) Cumberland.