Jaichim24
Sr. Member
The area I detected this from is pretty well saturated with Tombac 1 piece buttons of the 1750-1810 range, [FONT=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] brass 1 piece flat buttons, both raised back mark ones (1790-1820) and the later back marks that are imprinted (1820-1840) No military buttons that were 1 piece. I have found plenty of two-piece buttons, military ones from the USA (Eagle, and State Seal), Canada, and British. (The British one was Royal Artillery) (so 1850's- 1890's) This area was produced a plethora of late 1700's and 1800's period relics and coins. It is a social meeting area for affluent town leaders that covers 7 acres of fields, and the things I have found there supports that.
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Just to note, around the wider "top" section of the item on the seam side there are three holes that seems to indicate a location where it may have bee affixed/riveted to the leather portion of the scabbard. There is only one of these holes on the "front" side. Additionally, the "bottom" ball portion feels really solid, and may not be hollow.[FONT=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]
So with that background history in mind, is this item a scabbard tip? If so, based on its size, can someone tell me if it is for a sword, a bayonet, a knife, or something else?
Does anyone recognize the pattern/design on it? Does it indicate a specific typeor branch of military service or specific country of origin?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
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Just to note, around the wider "top" section of the item on the seam side there are three holes that seems to indicate a location where it may have bee affixed/riveted to the leather portion of the scabbard. There is only one of these holes on the "front" side. Additionally, the "bottom" ball portion feels really solid, and may not be hollow.[FONT=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]
So with that background history in mind, is this item a scabbard tip? If so, based on its size, can someone tell me if it is for a sword, a bayonet, a knife, or something else?
Does anyone recognize the pattern/design on it? Does it indicate a specific typeor branch of military service or specific country of origin?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
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