Cannot find out what button this is

[ACANTHUS]

need help people please I know you'll help this limey
Found in France

[bbqcook]

I don't know, but it looks like it could be an H.M.S. button or insigna

[Oklahunter]

This is a tough one! I found several British Navy buttons that were close, but not close enough.

Still looking...

[simonthesearcher]

That is a military button but if you want to know more go to Dianasbuttons.com and send a pic of it and they will id it for you.Nice button tho

[ACANTHUS]

So far searched the whole internet for a button the same grrrr!!
Millions of sites to trawl through

[simonthesearcher]

I have got a book called detector finds no 1 and im looking at a button almost idetical to that one.Its a naval button from around 1774.Sorry i cant show it to you but it is about as close as your going to get.Hope that helps you.It is a British naval button.

[~Alan~]

I'm sure I have one of these buttons somewhere.

I believe they call this a "foul anchor", where a rope is wrapped aound the anchor.
It's a fairly standard design, which has been around in one form or another,
(as Simon says) since around 1774.

[Oklahunter]

Yep, it's a fouled anchor, and the crown is a giveaway item - if it's British.
They added the crown in 1812 to distinguish the Royal Navy from the merchies who had just started using the same anchor.

See, ain't researching useful?

[simonthesearcher]

Well done okla,you put us all to shame

[Oklahunter]

No, no shame. I just had a couple of dead hours and the Web at my fingertips.
*I* am actually a little ashamed I couldn't nail it!

[ACANTHUS]

I do not know if anyone has noticed but the fouled anchor is bordered by an acanthus leaf on each side which is very similiar to the napoleonic 15 th infantry button which has also acanthus leaves on it too Is this really a british butoon??

[ACANTHUS]

Right!! definetly know now that this button is a french navy button as it is very similar to other ones on ebay ( it has the leaves on the sides) but!! it also has the lines crossing the back

[ACANTHUS]

here is FINALLY!! A picture of a button nearest to the design of this damn button!!

[Oklahunter]

Good deal!! I could never find any pix of buttons with that border, and French buttons were scarce through Google.

[ACANTHUS]

what I had to do to find that picture off ebay is to type in the english version in babelfish.com then translate it into french which was french navy button which turned out to be bouton de marine and quite a few came up!!


So people some tips on finding out about that foreign coin button ect.... find out what it would be called in its original language and yoiu may be able to find at least a picture of the blighter!!

good hunting and researching people!!


toodle pip!!

[ACANTHUS]

So no one can help me then huh?? sob sob

[ACANTHUS]

No one did ever help me did they?

[Oklahunter]

Not for lack of trying!

[ACANTHUS]

Hey I appreciate the trying !!


Hopefully I might be able to help some of you guys