🔎 UNIDENTIFIED French Military Button??

[buckslayer32]

Detecting a early 1860s site in northwest Ohio and found this button. Still learning about all the different button types. Any ideas?

 

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[Swamp Fox]

it does sound like french to me

 

[Kray Gelder]

A quick search reveals that style of metal button used on French army utility jackets and some cloth bags WW1 through WW2.

 

[buckslayer32]

That’s what I found online too, wonder how it got to Ohio. Maybe a war veteran brought it back..??

 

[Kray Gelder]

Army surplus stores were a big deal in the 50's and 60's. Lots of solid stuff cheap, and from around the globe.

 

[crashbandicoot]

French surplus is solid stuff.Well made.