US Military buttons and arrow head???

NJdiggergirls · Apr 27, 2013

Found these in two separate fields.

Set of three buttons found within inches of each other. The property has many historical ties.

vpnavy · Apr 27, 2013

Nice finds NJdiggergirls!

rmbutcher4 · Apr 27, 2013

Looks good! Congrats.

l2hunt · Apr 27, 2013

nice finds!!!

NJdiggergirls · Apr 27, 2013

The scratches on our legs from thorn bushes are worth every beep!! We found and infant one-sie. A little creepy!

TheCannonballGuy · Apr 28, 2013

The two larger buttons are US Army "general service" buttons... meaning, they were issued to all branches of the army, such as infantrymen, artillerymen, etc. The specific version you found dates from 1923 to the present. We might be able to narrow down that date range if you can clean their backs enough to show us the manufacturer/supplier's name in a well-focused closeup photo.

The smaller button:
Your photos seem to show only its back. Is that because its front is missing?

CRUSADER · Apr 28, 2013

Keep looking, the rest of the button set might be there!

NJdiggergirls · Apr 28, 2013

We are unable to clean the the buttons anymore without ruining them. weI ruined the small button during cleaning.. But here is a picture of the the small button.
It says maybe Waterbury buttons co.. The land was owned by a family in 1730 and is now a county park. The house still remains as a museum. The historical landmark is involved in the revolutionary war.