NEED MORE HELP, IS THIS A HEAVY ARTILLERY BUTTON?

[petroguy3666]

HI EVERYONE, COULD YOU HELP ME WITH THIS, IS THIS A HEAVY ARTILLERY BUTTON. I CANT FIGURE OUT THE BACMARK, IT LOOKS LIKE THE LETTERS A M D. I AM LOVING THIS BUTTON, BUT I WOULD LOVE IT MORE IF I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

 

[deepsecrets]

Not sure if it is a button - possible collar device(the back has me wondering though) - but it is 1st Field Artillery - WW1 era??

 

[sutphin]

HEY PETRO NICE BUTTON...

 

[petroguy3666]

THANX GUYS, I KNOW IT WAS FOUND AT A OLD BARN IN VIRGINIA THAT WAS FROM THE 1800'S. IT WAS UNDER A FLOOR WRAPPED IN A OLD CLOTH, IT HAD OTHER BUTTONS WITH IT, THEY ALL WERE CIVIL WAR BUTTONS, SOME GEORGIA BUTTONS AND A SOUTH CAROLINA BUTTON. I WAS THINKING IT WAS PRE WW1 BUT I MIGHT BE WRONG.

 

[petroguy3666]

I DO THINK YOUR RIGHT. IT DOES LOOK LIKE A WW1 COLLAR DISC, BUT IS IT CALLED 1ST FIELD ARTILLERY? I AM ADDING IT TO MY COLLECTION DATA BASE AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY DESCRIPTION IS RIGHT