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Button ID ??

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jbow

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I got to hunt about 30 minutes today and the E-TRAC snagged this cuff button. It looks to be copper pressed into and around a back. The loop on the back looks like it is attached to a short pin that goes sideways. It is an eagle with an I or a 1 on the shield. It came from a Confederate site that also saw a little federal activity. The site has been pounded and it was not deep... go figure...

Anyway, i'm not sure what it is. Also when I cleaned it up it started to oxidize and quickly turned very green. I didn't know what to do so I put a light coat of canola oil on it to try and stop the oxidization, it seemed ot help. What should I do and can you ID it ?

Thanks,

Julien
 
(I forgot to add that it is not rounded like a regular cuff button, but flat with what looks like a tin back...)

Maybe it's this kepi strap button...

uc005, just down the page from the top: http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/uscentrlist.htm

http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/uc0807013.JPG

The floppy shank fits the description...

Julien
 
n/t
 
It is a Union eagle Infantry button. From your words it is pretty small,so more than likely it's a cuff button. It looks like it has been flatten a little bit,but still a good find. The green oxidation is what happens to brass after it sits in the ground for a long time and then exposed to air. I myself love the green patina on buttons. It looks like you got a little bonus on the button also. There is still gold gilt present on your button. Great find jbow. :detecting:


Jonathon.
 
I guess the flat thing threw me off. Other cuff buttons i've found have really been rounded. I guess it must have been stepped on. I just checked it against a general service eagle cuff button and this one is slightly smaller and the loop is larger.

I'm glad to have it. It is hard to find a button with any gilt around here.

Julien
 
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