RelicHunter99 Posted December 2, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 2, 2014 Purchased this from Karen Eubanks. Looks to be a nice non dug English wartime manufacture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dag Posted December 2, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 2, 2014 BEAUTIFUL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RelicHunter99 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted December 2, 2014 One thing I didnt expect is how much thinner it would be than a federal button. On the right is a standard Infantry button from 1860. The shank is much cleaner in its attachment on the CSA button as well. Perhaps thats the difference between American and English construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dag Posted December 3, 2014 Share #5 Posted December 3, 2014 The British button being "thinner" may be just the nature of this design. I've seen some high dome British made buttons as well as American made, and "thinner" buttons made by both as well. May just vary from design to design. There is one more common (though not always the case) difference between British & American made buttons from this era. American backs will oftentimes have a depression around the shank whereas British are usually flat on the back right up to the shank. I have a number of different US Navy buttons from the Civil War period that demonstrate this. I have read others making this observation as well. This reinforces your button being British made. See picture - American made across the top, British at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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