TIME PERIOD FOR MILITARY BUTTON??

[mreese1849]

Hey guys, I went back out for a very short hunt to a known civil war Calvary camp and found this button. It says U.S. ARMY on it. This park has been occupied since the civil war so I'm not saying it's a civil war button. I'm just hoping someone can give me a great round about time period. Thank you guys and HH.

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

It is a zinc four-hole button used as the waist-closure button on World War One US Army field-uniform pants (which is why it says US Army on it). I've got photos showing one on the pants, with a sewn-in label from the clothing-contractor saying made in 1918... but my computer's hard-drive crashed and my relic-photos folder is inaccessible until my computer gets fixed.

I should mention, there was a smaller version, also made of zinc, marked simply *USA*, which was used (with several others) to close the fly on the pants.

 

[nhbenz]

This old thread may help with the information Pete is unable to currently access: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/150094-u-s-army-button-solved.html

 

[mreese1849]

Thank you guys for the awesome info! It's crazy... this place is always good for some nice finds. It was inhabited since the civil war and I've actually found a few great seal buttons there as well. They must have kept using it for training I guess. It's a city park now.