Need help IDing military buttons / the patches should help

[Tom Bigbee]

Need help ID'ing military buttons / the patches should help

I was at the landfill and found 2 old black military coats. The coats were rotting and falling apart. They had also been run over by the bulldozer so I salvaged the buttons and patches. Would like to try and sell them on ebay and a proper item name would help. An eagle with an anchor in left claw, what looks like 3 cannon balls under anchor and a cannon? held in right claw. There is a backmark on top of the shank which reads: W CO'S. Thanks in advance for any information.

 

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[NOLA_Ken]

Re: Need help ID'ing military buttons / the patches should help

Thet're both modern US Navy rank, the one on the right is petty officer third class, torpedoman's mate, so a submariner, the other is Seaman, also torpedoman's mate. The buttons are both from a dress uniform.

 

[Tom Bigbee]

Re: Need help ID'ing military buttons / the patches should help

Thanks Ken... Could they be from WWII or are they much newer?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Need help ID'ing military buttons / the patches should help

The buttons are US Navy. Im pretty sure thats a Waterbury mark. I think its one of the military contract hopper button types. Its modern era post 1960 is what I remember. I think Waterbury Co. changed to Cos about that time.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Re: Need help ID'ing military buttons / the patches should help

I couldn't say how old they are, hopefully someone else might be able to fill that blank. I'm leaning toward post ww2 though.

 

[Tom Bigbee]

Re: Need help ID'ing military buttons / the patches should help

Thanks guys! That's what I needed to know. Steve

 

[fyrffytr1]

Re: Need help ID'ing military buttons / the patches should help

Waterbury Cos. backmark was used starting in 1965.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Need help ID'ing military buttons / the patches should help

I dont remember when the US Navy eagle changed direction.

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