UNIFORM BUTTONS

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1. J.C.L. Shabeck

   By Andylit, July 27, 2025
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   • Andylit
   • July 28, 2025

2. Ten (10) Star Backmark

   By Andylit, July 15, 2025
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   • Father V
   • July 24, 2025

3. West Point USMA Button Date Question

   By Andylit, July 15, 2025
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   • Father V
   • July 24, 2025

4. Informational Only Waterford Button

   By Andylit, July 16, 2025
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   • Andylit
   • July 18, 2025

5. Specific Questions about General Staff Buttons

   By Andylit, July 16, 2025
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   • Andylit
   • July 16, 2025

6. General Service, Real or Repro?

   By Andylit, July 15, 2025
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   • Andylit
   • July 16, 2025

7. US Army Great Seal Buttons w/ Arrow & Star Backmark

   By Lisacfoster, July 13, 2025
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   • Lisacfoster
   • July 13, 2025

8. Bag-O-Buttons

   By Andylit, July 5, 2025
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   • Father V
   • July 6, 2025

9. 2 US Infantry "I" Split Serif Waterbury Buttons & M.N. NY Button

   By OnTheBend, June 20, 2025
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   • OnTheBend
   • June 20, 2025

10. Indian Wars Waterbury Manufacturing Co Button?

    By OnTheBend, June 17, 2025
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    • OnTheBend
    • June 18, 2025

11. Horstmann Phila Army Button

    By USMC Corpsman, May 30, 2025
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    • USMC Corpsman
    • May 31, 2025

12. US Coast & Geodetic Survey buttons

    By MissFUBAR, April 30, 2025
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    • JCBrownABNPFDR
    • May 20, 2025

13. Authentic Revolutionary War Button?

    By CopOut, May 3, 2025
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    • CopOut
    • May 3, 2025

14. WW2 bakelite great seal buttons, overcoat and pocket sizes

    By JohnK83882, April 20, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • April 20, 2025

15. Waterbury Co's Inc. doughboy buttons

    By JohnK83882, April 18, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • April 18, 2025

16. Civilian Air Corps style buttons

    By JohnK83882, April 6, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • April 6, 2025

17. Model 1902 button backmarks

    By JohnK83882, October 26, 2024
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    • JohnK83882
    • April 6, 2025

18. Possible 18th Century Eagle with Laurel Wreath in Beak - Military or Not?

    By spilogale, March 29, 2025
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    • spilogale
    • March 30, 2025

19. 1820s Navy Coat Button? Does Anyone Know Which Albert Number & Variety?

    By spilogale, March 29, 2025
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    • spilogale
    • March 30, 2025

20. Buttons found at an WW2 Army Air Base metal detecting

    By P-59A, March 26, 2025
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    • P-59A
    • March 29, 2025

21. Early USMC Coat Button

    By USMC0351, January 22, 2025
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    • USMC0351
    • March 27, 2025

22. Infantry Horn buttons with 1860s Scovill marks

    By JohnK83882, March 19, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • March 21, 2025

23. Need a Little Help Dating USMC Buttons

    By bertmedals, September 4, 2021
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    • JohnK83882
    • March 15, 2025

24. subdued bronze Marine buttons

    By JohnK83882, March 13, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • March 13, 2025

25. S.M. & C. New York button backmark

    By JohnK83882, March 9, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • March 9, 2025

26. Pettibone Mf'g Co. Cincinnati backmark

    By JohnK83882, March 9, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • March 9, 2025

27. VMI button

    By unit91, March 6, 2025
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    • VMI88
    • March 6, 2025

28. Buttons from an old tin

    By AnDee, February 25, 2025
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    • AnDee
    • March 2, 2025

29. WW2 era great seal button made in England unusual variant

    By JohnK83882, March 2, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • March 2, 2025

30. First pattern jungle trousers with unusual aquamarine colored buttons

    By Radar_1011, February 26, 2025
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    • Radar_1011
    • February 26, 2025

31. Strange Horstmann button backmark

    By JohnK83882, February 21, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • February 21, 2025

32. buttons with cotter pins

    By JohnK83882, February 21, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • February 21, 2025

33. Civil War Navy Button?

    By diamonddave, February 16, 2025
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    • diamonddave
    • February 18, 2025

34. Superior Quality Made in England backmark

    By JohnK83882, February 14, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • February 14, 2025

35. US Navy self shank buttons with makers marks

    By JohnK83882, February 5, 2025
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    • The Rooster
    • February 6, 2025

36. Waterbury tinbacks

    By JohnK83882, February 6, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • February 6, 2025

37. White backed navy button

    By JohnK83882, February 5, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • February 5, 2025

38. 1/2 inch four hole plain metal non-magnetic buttons

    By JohnK83882, February 5, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • February 5, 2025

39. USMC Buttons

    By cagedfalcon, January 26, 2025
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    • themick
    • January 26, 2025

40. Can HBT rivet buttons (or whatever they're called) be removed and reattached?

    By JohnK83882, January 12, 2025
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    • JohnK83882
    • January 16, 2025

41. Big Box of USMC Horstmann Buttons

    By Brig, January 2, 2025
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    • Dirk
    • January 2, 2025

42. The State of American Military Button Research and Bazelon & Leigh’s new 2024 Federal Period Button Book

    By Father V, September 5, 2024
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    • Father V
    • January 1, 2025

43. WW2 period replacement button set on card

    By JohnK83882, December 12, 2024
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    • JohnK83882
    • December 12, 2024

44. M1902 overcoat and slicker buttons

    By JohnK83882, December 5, 2024
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    • JohnK83882
    • December 5, 2024

45. New Jersey button card ID plz??

    By skinsfan, November 21, 2024
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    • skinsfan
    • November 22, 2024

46. New Waterbury US Army buttons

    By JohnK83882, November 12, 2024
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    • JohnK83882
    • November 12, 2024

47. Got Buttons?

    By Tolzer, October 30, 2024
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    • Tolzer
    • November 10, 2024

48. Button question

    By JohnK83882, November 8, 2024
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    • JohnK83882
    • November 8, 2024

49. Trying to ID These Civil War Era Scovill Mf'g Co Marks

    By gpspartans, February 1, 2016
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    • JohnK83882
    • November 2, 2024

50. CIVIL WAR, STATE OF KENTUCKY, OFFICERS BUTTON

    By Tolzer, October 30, 2024
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    • Tolzer
    • October 31, 2024