10 military buttons in one day and one is a confederate button! check it out!

[calabash digger]

Me and my buddy found a site today that is unbelievable. I tagged 10 military buttons and one of them is the north Carolina state seal, he got 3 eagle a buttons himself so we got 13 all together man what a day. Best day detecting ive ever had period check out my bell its COOL. All the finds in the pics are mine.Will have the video up in a day or two thanks

 

[del]

Incredible day CD :wow: are all the artillery button 1-piece convex types ? And the large item next to the watch winder , whats the reverse look like ? :congratsn a great detecting day !

 

[calabash digger]

they are all the one piece convex types. I know those are before the civil war but ive found a few in the context of confederate camps . This is a home site slash camp site will be going back to blister it to say the least lol.

 

[calabash digger]

Any ideas on that piece?

 

[Full Metal Digger]

Very interesting buttons! The eagles look slightly different than usual and I'm wondering if they were purchased commercially by a soldier vs. govt. issue? I think you have some awesome finds there my friend! HH, Dave.

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Very good hunt! Those are some great buttons, and I agree that's a pretty ornate bell,

 

[Lodge Scent]

Calabash.....I was wondering why you were quiet lately on the forums. You were too busy digging a boatload of excellent buttons and relics. That hunt rates a erfect10:

 

[del]

they are all the one piece convex types. I know those are before the civil war but ive found a few in the context of confederate camps . This is a home site slash camp site will be going back to blister it to say the least lol.View attachment 58144View attachment 58145View attachment 58146

There is no doubt that some older uniforms and buttons were reused on the confederate side , these buttons are from around 1821 to 1834 and you have some beautiful examples CD :smitten:. The brass piece doesn't have the reverse I had previously thought but I'm pretty sure it is a piece of accoutrement just not sure to exactly what yet . Definitely hang onto it and show it around as someone will recognize it .

Very interesting buttons! The eagles look slightly different than usual and I'm wondering if they were purchased commercially by a soldier vs. govt. issue? I think you have some awesome finds there my friend! HH, Dave.

Dave many of these button types vary just a bit , especially ones from the south and smaller manufacturers but they are Government issued types or for local militias .

 

[calabash digger]

I have found the same styles from 10 miles away from that site to about 20 miles at another site in my area. I will let you guys know what else comes from there going back monday . Found all those buttons in a 100 ft by 100 ft field so alot of woods to go through and gonna beat that field to death might be a real laying around there or early american silver , can you guys tell im already dreaming of what might be there lol.

 

[Fire Fighter 43]

Wow, killer hunt!! Were you using the Deus and the new V4.

 

[calabash digger]

deus but I'm hanging back for awhile on version 4 till they get the bugs worked out. Its also prime time for me and don't want to learn the nuance of the new version right now when hunting is so good. I will do it later though.