Texas Button, Help ID

South Texas · Nov 19, 2011

I dug this button last week in west Texas. I have been unable to identity it and would appreciate any help anyone could offer. While digging this button, I also found several arrowheads!

The Texas Button

Bigcypresshunter · Nov 19, 2011

Possible overall button. Just a guess. Is the back rusted out?

South Texas · Nov 19, 2011

Yes, the back is heavily rusted. No way to see manufacturer. I too believe it may be from work jeans or coveralls. Thank you very much for your help.

South Texas · Nov 30, 2011

Thanks to everyone who has looked and to those who have helped me try to ID this button. Happy Hunting. :icon_thumright:

High Plains Digger · Nov 30, 2011

Ok, you say you found this button and a couple of arrowheads, and you don't show us the arrowheads? My feelers are hurt.

South Texas · Dec 1, 2011

Gee, This sometimes happens when you try to follow the rules. posting the button photo for help in it's identification in "What is it " would be O.K. I know what the arrowheads are so did not post them there out of consiteration to the site space. If it is permissible, then I can post the arrowheads also. So here they are. :icon_thumright:

High Plains Digger · Dec 1, 2011

To paraphrase Horace Greeley, "the rules suck". Actually, he said "The law, Sir, is an ass". But it works. Not everyone (a sad thing, I know) peruses all 292 forums three times a day. I would not have been able to enjoy your arrowheads. Thanks for showing them. Or as admiral Farrahgut said: "Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead".

South Texas · Dec 2, 2011

Glad that you enjoyed them. I was thrilled when I found the first arrowhead and then the others as I dug this button. I actually kept looking for arrowheads after I recovered the button. That is for the next day and a half, I recovered over 150 items such as scrapes, blades, broken points and fragments. The site is some 350 miles away from my home so I won't be able to return until after the first of the year. I will be spending at least a week there. I love Indian artifacts. I may even take my metal detector :tongue3:

High Plains Digger · Dec 3, 2011

I hope you do take your detector. Not only does it not interefere with your artifact hunting, but you may stumble across a meteorite, iron point, musket ball, or one of the proverbial copper arrowheads. Maybe some Indian camp relics from scirmishes with the army. Even if some of those points were really old. If nothing else it give you a 3 foot advantage over snakes.

South Texas · Dec 4, 2011

You make a good point in that it could give an advantage with a snake encounter, I really had planned to take my metal detector. My friend found a 1830 (circa) 45-70 winchester repeating arms cartridge case (ID'ed) by head stamp. so we know that there was some type of action there. Maybe just hunting! It is also above an old railroad track bed. The tracks have long ago been removed. The place use to be an old goat farm.(not a retirement home)

The Nueces River is near by. I'm sure that there is still a lot to be found at this site. Number 2 on my personal list after Indian artifacts would be to find a meteorite, #3 would be to find a connon ball. I always have high hopes.

High Plains Digger · Dec 4, 2011

I always have high hopes of finding a meteorite, but I think I can hit the lottery before I hit a meteorite!
Just for your edification, the .45-70 bullet case was 1870s or so at the earliest, and was a rim fire. Later they became center fires. Custer used them, and the Souix he was fighting used them, amongst lots of other types of bullets. No way possible to be 1830.

Go and knock them dead. What a way to start the new year!