🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Need help identifying a flat button

[el remolino]

Hello to all. I have shamefully been absent from here for many years. Sometimes life gets in the way….
I really need help identifying this button and perhaps an age range. This is really troublesome as the back mark is almost completely worn off. Its diameter is 14mm. I believe I can see the letter “W” which I positioned at 12 o’clock. There might be a letter “T” at the 10 o’clock position but I am not positive. It appears there is maybe a star design on each side of the shank. The letters are raised.
This was found in West Texas. The railroad came through here in 1882 but before that it was primarily Native Americans (Apaches) and a few soldiers. Im leaning towards A drop by a Native as it was found near a seasonable waterhole. The only other artifact found at this site was a cut nail (square nail). Both artifacts were found about twenty feet away from a lone wikiup ring.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have been trying to determine different Native trails and soldier trails through the region.
*I won’t be able to get a photo in the sun until after work so I circled in different colors what I think are letters or symbols.
“W” in blue, possible “T” in yellow, and stars in green. Again this backmark is very worn so it’s hard to get the camera to focus.

 

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[Gare]

From the pictures I can not see any revealing marks, But then my eyesight is not as good as it used to be. Can anyone see any ?

 

[Chilli]

Hello to all. I have shamefully been absent from here for many years. Sometimes life gets in the way….
I really need help identifying this button and perhaps an age range. This is really troublesome as the back mark is almost completely worn off. Its diameter is 14mm. I believe I can see the letter “W” which I positioned at 12 o’clock. There might be a letter “T” at the 10 o’clock position but I am not positive. It appears there is maybe a star design on each side of the shank. The letters are raised.
This was found in West Texas. The railroad came through here in 1882 but before that it was primarily Native Americans (Apaches) and a few soldiers. Im leaning towards A drop by a Native as it was found near a seasonable waterhole. The only other artifact found at this site was a cut nail (square nail). Both artifacts were found about twenty feet away from a lone wikiup ring.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have been trying to determine different Native trails and soldier trails through the region.

Hi. When I enlarge the picture to look for something its too out of focus.
I think if you do another in focus it would help.

 

[invent4hir]

Welcome back! Good write up. Looking forward to better pics.