Soldiers Poker Chip?

[Montana Jim]

This should be easy... I am convinced this is a soldier-made poker chip... it's stamped "25" and is made of flat brass. There are no holes like a tag would have.

My question is... can anyone confirm this and/or tell me what else (if anything) it could be?

 

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[trk5capt]

Jim, I Think Your Find Is More Likely To ID A Piece Of Equipment, By Unit Number, All The Poker Chips & Game Pieces I Have Found In CW Camps Have Been Made Of Lead, Because It Was Much Easier For The Soldiers To Work With And So Plentiful, Bullets Etc. Just My Two Cents. trk5capt...

 

[Michelle]

I can se a design in the center...about 10 and 4 o'clock....dots

 

[Montana Jim]

trk... Agreed. I have several gaming pieces also... thought someone got a little creative with poker chip for once or wanted somethng stamped. This is Indian War era like all my other pieces.

Michelle... the design you see is where it is stamped with "25".

I imagine this may have been a tag that fit into a slot.

 

[Michelle]

Cool...nice find....soon you'll have enough to play a game of poker!

 

[Postalrevnant]

Great find. Love a good mystery. I am learning a whole lot going through and reading these.

Rev

 

[Montana Jim]

Update:

Jim, I Think Your Find Is More Likely To ID A Piece Of Equipment, By Unit Number, All The Poker Chips & Game Pieces I Have Found In CW Camps Have Been Made Of Lead, Because It Was Much Easier For The Soldiers To Work With And So Plentiful, Bullets Etc. Just My Two Cents. trk5capt...

trk... I think you nailed it.

I've researched, and the 25 Infantry was located where I found this whatsit... I'm going with your idea that it was a equipment ID tag of sorts since I've also found the smashed lead poker chips at the same location.

Thanks.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

MJ.

interesting find, interesting post.

have a good un...............

 

[jimzz977]