🔎 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 can see parts of letters or symbols but can’t make them out. 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 did my best to take better photos. This is about as good as my iPhone can get. Again, it’s very worn but I figured if anyone would figure this button out, it would be someone on here. There is a decent chance this button came out of Mexico. Before that, who knows….

 

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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.

 

[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 can see parts of letters or symbols but can’t make them out. 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 did my best to take better photos. This is about as good as my iPhone can get. Again, it’s very worn but I figured if anyone would figure this button out, it would be someone on here. There is a decent chance this button came out of Mexico. Before that, who knows….

Better photos added….

 

[invent4hir]

Looking at the first 3 pics I thought it is a flat button w/ the shank missing. Then at about 10 o-clock on the 4th pic there appears to be a dent - that got me wondering if it is domed. Please post a side view pic.

While I'm not able to ID based on the letters, if a flat button, it will help with narrow down when the button was made. Of course, that could be years before it was lost, as people re-used buttons.

 

[el remolino]

Looking at the first 3 pics I thought it is a flat button w/ the shank missing. Then at about 10 o-clock on the 4th pic there appears to be a dent - that got me wondering if it is domed. Please post a side view pic.

While I'm not able to ID based on the letters, if a flat button, it will help with narrow down when the button was made. Of course, that could be years before it was lost, as people re-used buttons.

I posted a side view. I think I see the top part of a “T”, possibly from GILT , just a guess. I’m basically just trying to establish when this type of button would have been made. Our area was settled very late and we just don’t have mid 19th century and older artifacts. I am really thinking it was dropped by a Native.
I appreciate the help very much!