Navy CW button?

matmit

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• Sep 6, 2013

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Can anyone confirm that this is in fact a Naval Civil War button?
I found some similar on the web but would like opinions.
It is just slightly smaller than a quarter.
It was found in a lot where I have found 2-3 indians, so it is about the right era.
Thanks

 

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AIRFORCEMIKE

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• Sep 6, 2013

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https://www.google.com/search?q=nav...antiques.com%2Fpages%2Fmilitaria.html;339;315

think this is it but all its showing is a better shot of what you found no info other than civil war, but everything else tells me its a federal navy button from CW or its Confederate button is what else I saw with same design.

 

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• Sep 9, 2013

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Sorry, cant help with the id, but a very sweet button!

 

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• Sep 10, 2013

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i dug 1 too

was told that same eagle design was also used on later blazer buttons. i was told u can tell by the back mark if u can read it?

 

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• Sep 12, 2013

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Notice that the ring on the end of the anchor does not have the stars running through it. To be military it must have that feature. Yours is a fashion button. That naval button was one of the most copied fashion buttons of all.