Three hours and a button...

[Bavaria Mike]

The temperature has been above freezing the past three days, the fields thawed and some of the snow has melted off. Between 3 hours and 2 night hunts, this button is the only keeper I found but it was great being out there detecting. The button looks to be a French military button,
possibly 1790ish, I really have no idea but the French were here in this area then. Here?s the obverse.

The reverse, top inner legend reads ?AM 8 or & C?, at the 09:00 and 03:00 positions are a miniature of the obverse and the bottom inner legend says ?PARIS?. I don?t get too excited over buttons but military buttons are special. Any ID help would be appreciated. HH and thanks for looking, Mike

 

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[The Seeker]

That is a nice Button.....I have seen that emblem somewhere ......I will think about it!!!! I like the shank of the reverse it is different.....Seeker

 

[JakePhelps]

Great find!! That symbol looks farmiliar to me too..

 

[PBK]

The flaming grenade or bomb was used on a number of French military branch-of-service buttons. This one is from the French Army "Household Corps" - Cent Guarde, Maison Militaire de L'Empereur ("Hundred Guard, Military Household of the Emperor") c. 1850's-70's.

A.M & Cie. ("A. M. & Co.") was a major French button manufacturer. The company was founded in Paris in 1853 and remained in existence until at least the 1960's.

The reverse attachment is called a "birdcage shank." Although some sources date it quite a bit earlier, in fact it was still used on some French military buttons all the way through the 19th century.

 

[Burdie]

I agree on military buttons are special. Nice button

 

[lonewolfe]

Excellent Mike!

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[Nana40]

Glad to hear that you are still able to get out....

....love seeing your finds.....always great!

Nana

 

[Southcacalaky]

Great looking button, congrats, HH Art...

 

[IrishCharlieM]

Awesome button it's in great shape....

 

[Sand]

Nice button - I found exactly the same under snow couple of weeks ago. I should check my collection if it is still there - probably you hunted in my flat?

 

[sssnake31]

Very nice button. Keep it up.

 

[birdman]

That is a standerd French emblem.They used on their helmits in WW1 and 2 also.Super cool find.

 

[trk5capt]

Mike, Very nice button. That emblem looks very much like the one on the collar brass for the ordinance dept. of the U.S. ARMY. They called it the flaming P---- pot. Just my 2 cents. trk5capt...