Button of a hunter

[Erdspiegel]

Hi,

Here's a hunters button from Berlin/Germany.26mm in diameter,made of brass.It's showing a 'dachshund',in Germany called 'Dackel',a traditionel hunting dog.I think the button belonged to a overcoat and was produced between 1870 and 1900.
Many different items existed;showing wild-boars,stags,rabbits and others.

Greetings,Sven

 

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[kuger]

I think that is some type of a Sportsman button,but it could have something to do with the several Militia platoons that called themselves "HOUNDS",

 

[vayank54]

Can you tell if the button has a backmark. They made sportsmans buttons like that as early as the 1830's maybe earlier. we dig them in civil war camps and old house sites.

 

[kuger]

Can you tell if the button has a backmark. They made sportsmans buttons like that as early as the 1830's maybe earlier. we dig them in civil war camps and old house sites.

Yep,we get them out here as well,I like em'!