Need help to ID a button found at a pre-civil war site.

[Dan(NM)]

I've been hunting an old fort site that dates from 1851-1862, we've been finding some pretty good stuff. Today my buddy and I both dug a button we cannot seem to ID. We were told they are kepi buttons, but, I cannot find any pics that match the ones we found, anyone have any idea what they are? Also found what I believe is part of a spur and part of an Epaulet(shoulder scale) and pieces of the shoulder scale we believe. Running the Nox 800 and it is tearing it up at this place so far.

 

[Dale(Ia)]

Dan, My Kepi button from an 1842-'43 Dragoon site looks like yours except yours has lines & mine doesn't..Also found the Kepi buckle near it but not the other button.........
Sorry I can't help more!

Iowa Dale

 

[Dan(NM)]

Dan, My Kepi button from an 1842-'43 Dragoon site looks like yours except yours has lines & mine doesn't..Also found the Kepi buckle near it but not the other button.........
Sorry I can't help more!

Iowa Dale

. Hi Dale, I appreciate your input, what does the Kepi buckle look like?

 

[Dale(Ia)]

Dan, After getting the button out of the case & looking closely with a magnifying glass, I can barely see the lines on mine...........So it's identical to yours.
Hope this helps!

Iowa Dale

 

[Dale(Ia)]

Dan, My Kepi button from an 1842-'43 Dragoon site looks like yours except yours has lines & mine doesn't..Also found the Kepi buckle near it but not the other button.........
Sorry I can't help more!

Iowa Dale

. Hi Dale, I appreciate your input, what does the Kepi buckle look like?

Well, I would post a picture, but since I got this latest computer I've not found a way that doesn't take me an hour to post a picture! I guess I'm just not very "computer literate"!

Iowa Dale

 

[sgoss66]

Dan,

I found one just like that, and it was also identified for me as a "Kepi button," for what it's worth...

Steve

 

[Dan(NM)]

Dan,
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I found one just like that, and it was also identified for me as a "Kepi button," for what it's worth...

Steve

. Thank you Steve, looks like the concencus is "Kepi"

 

[Dan(NM)]

Dan, My Kepi button from an 1842-'43 Dragoon site looks like yours except yours has lines & mine doesn't..Also found the Kepi buckle near it but not the other button.........
Sorry I can't help more!

Iowa Dale

. Hi Dale, I appreciate your input, what does the Kepi buckle look like?

Well, I would post a picture, but since I got this latest computer I've not found a way that doesn't take me an hour to post a picture! I guess I'm just not very "computer literate"!

Iowa Dale

. Lol...I totally understand, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to computer stuff. Thanks anyway Dale.