Brig Posted June 18, 2014 This early USMC button fetched 261 bucks on eBay back in April... -BrigGySgt/USMC/0369RSU-Quantico"FOR OUR TOMORROWS, THEY GAVE THEIR TODAYS"RIPSgt Jesse 'Jeff Nasty' BalthaserSgt John P HulingCpl Carlos 'Gilo Monster' GilorozcoCpl Stephen C 'Socks' SockaloskyLCpl Joshua A 'Scottie' ScottLCpl Jason Lee 'Birdman' FryeLCpl Nicolas B MorrisonLCpl Jon T HicksLCpl Osbrany 'Oz' Montes De OcaPvt Lewis T D Calapini'The SOI 5' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teufelhunde.ret Posted June 18, 2014 These 15 star types are as hard as hens teeth to find, worth every penny. Hopefully member DAG will see this and recognize the back-mark, I don't... The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps. (General A. A. Vandegrift, USMC, 5 May 1946) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dag Posted June 18, 2014 BEAUTIFUL! I love these old pre-Civil War 1-pc buttons. Definitely worth the money. Unfortunate that the manufacturer didn't put his name in as part of the backmark, only "GILT", basically describing the finish. So many old buttons from this time period, with similar construction, were backmarked in a similar fashion - "GILT", or "TREBLE GILT", something like that. Hard to know exactly who made these. I will check my books when I get home to see if they shed any light on who made these early Marine buttons. David U.S. Air Force 1979-1986 ... Served in the Air Force Communications CommandCollecting U.S. Military Uniform Buttons and U.S. Air Force Communications Patches. US Military Uniform Buttons Interesting Facts http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/173001-us-military-uniform-buttons-interesting-facts/ Wanted: USAF Communications patches (link below) https://docs.google....ZjgyZDc5NzFiOGE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teufelhunde.ret Posted June 18, 2014 I went thru McGuinn body of work, no positive ID. That said, I would suggest it was made by one of Warerburys predecessors who were around since 1812. The back-mark shown does have some similarities with the earliest Waterbury buttons.... The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps. (General A. A. Vandegrift, USMC, 5 May 1946) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dag Posted June 19, 2014 There were 13 star, 15 star & 16 star versions of the 1-pc Marines buttons per Tice's and Albert's books, dating to the 1820's. It is interesting to note that in Tice's book, Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776-1865, there is a 13 star version with the exact same backmark as the button here - "GILT : ӿ : ӿ : ӿ : ӿ :". Tice states "It was probably made by Robinson in the 1820's." The front of that one also has a lot of similarities to this 15 star button. David U.S. Air Force 1979-1986 ... Served in the Air Force Communications CommandCollecting U.S. Military Uniform Buttons and U.S. Air Force Communications Patches. US Military Uniform Buttons Interesting Facts http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/173001-us-military-uniform-buttons-interesting-facts/ Wanted: USAF Communications patches (link below) https://docs.google....ZjgyZDc5NzFiOGE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airwolf Posted May 30, 2019 for being over 200 years old, it looks great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
