Pewter button ID, probably Scottish

[Iron Patch]

Trying to figure out what the top two pewters are. You can see on the right what is most likely part of the motto, says ...NACHI

I know I can figure it out but will save a lot of time looking if someone knows what motto/saying those letters are from.

 

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[Don in SJ]

I have not found an answer on your two Scottish buttons but here are some possible NACHI results that are Scottish, perhaps there is a clue there?

Stronachie - A small town in Perth
Coynachie - town
Crofts of Benachielt - town
Sheanachie - town
Tannachie - town
Bennachie Forest - Tourist attraction

Family Surnames:
Donachie
MacConachie

Don

 

[trikikiwi]

Very cool IP
I take it the top two are definitely buttons - Great research by Don

btw what are the lower two?
Mike

 

[Iron Patch]

I have not found an answer on your two Scottish buttons but here are some possible NACHI results that are Scottish, perhaps there is a clue there?

Stronachie - A small town in Perth
Coynachie - town
Crofts of Benachielt - town
Sheanachie - town
Tannachie - town
Bennachie Forest - Tourist attraction

Family Surnames:
Donachie
MacConachie

Don

Interesting there are at many words with nachi and no doubt a whole pile more. I tend to believe it is not a place name because I would expect it to run down the other side of the button... Stronachie ...Volunteers, Militia, Artillery etc.

 

[Iron Patch]

Very cool IP
I take it the top two are definitely buttons - Great research by Don

btw what are the lower two?
Mike

1700s Navy and not sure about the other, have a nicer one if I want to try and track it down. Maybe this Winter.

 

[SimonLakeSub]

A similar button with the exception in the center "2D" (2ND Dragoons) (Royal Scots Greys) A wreath of many thistles, and a crown. This button was recovered from a British camp, at 201st. and 9Th Ave. New York City in the early 1900s. This regiment did not serve in America and the button is doubtless of a regimental officer detached for service here on the staff or attached to the 16Th or 17Th Light dragoons. Most of the British buttons of the American Revolution came from locations indicated at the Northern end of Manhattan Island, where the defenses and camps occupied at one time or another, until the peace, by almost every regiment serving here, or the returned prisoners of the few regiments that served elsewhere. This button is perhaps the finest speciment of workmanship and design of all the British buttons of this period found in America.
(Taken from Military Buttons The Emilio Collection)
Hope this sheds a little light,
Simon........

 

[Iron Patch]

A similar button with the exception in the center "2D" (2ND Dragoons) (Royal Scots Greys) A wreath of many thistles, and a crown. This button was recovered from a British camp, at 201st. and 9Th Ave. New York City in the early 1900s. This regiment did not serve in America and the button is doubtless of a regimental officer detached for service here on the staff or attached to the 16Th or 17Th Light dragoons. Most of the British buttons of the American Revolution came from locations indicated at the Northern end of Manhattan Island, where the defenses and camps occupied at one time or another, until the peace, by almost every regiment serving here, or the returned prisoners of the few regiments that served elsewhere. This button is perhaps the finest speciment of workmanship and design of all the British buttons of this period found in America.
(Taken from Military Buttons The Emilio Collection)
Hope this sheds a little light,
Simon........

Unfortunately you can't draw much from that because many early buttons have similar designs. Most of what I dig I know right away but not this one, probably not rare, just something that doesn't turn up here often. I have someone to ask who would probably know, just haven't crossed paths with him lately.

 

[GpSnoopy]

Did a little research, and probably going down the wrong path, but found a little bit of history about Corgarff Castle in Stronachie that at least looked interesting.

Corgarff Castle originally dates from around the 1530s and can look back on quite a turbulent history. On at least four occasions, in 1571, 1689, 1716 and 1746, the castle was torched or burned out. Corgarff Castle became part of whisky history in 1826, when a local man, James McHardy, held a licence to operate a whisky still on the premises. In July that year, the distillery was set on fire and destroyed (the curse of the castle in a way). A reward of £100 was offered by the Excise to any person with information leading to the conviction of the arsonist. In 1827, to support the Excise in its efforts to combat illicit whisky, the castle was taken into possession and refurbished by the army and used to house a garrison of 58 men from the 25th Regiment of Foot. Switching sides in a way, James McHardy supplied the garrison with the necessary provisions and a cottage for a small hospital.

In 1831, the garrison pulled out, ending an unusual five year connection between one of Scotland's castles and whisky.

I'm trying to follow up with the 25th Regiment of Foot to see if they had buttons based on their location.

Like I said, pretty hazy logic, but it's been fun researching.