With no back-mark there is now way to tell who made them as there were many small time foundries that poured these as there are many different variation. They have been faked and the drill hole tells the tale. Due to the weight and the rough drill hole in the eye many of these were lost due to cutting the thread. With the blurring photos if your buying I would pass as the patina doesn't look right. Here are a few of the Ive dug in my current camp and you can the the variations in them.Excellent!!! Thanks a bunch! Where were all the Cast I buttons made? I am aware of slight variations.
@ucvrelics Is the star some sort of corps badge?With no back-mark there is now way to tell who made them as there were many small time foundries that poured these as there are many different variation. They have been faked and the drill hole tells the tale. Due to the weight and the rough drill hole in the eye many of these were lost due to cutting the thread. With the blurring photos if your buying I would pass as the patina doesn't look right. Here are a few of the Ive dug in my current camp and you can the the variations in them.
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Nope, Its a Miss star hat badge.Is the star some sort of corps badge?
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/re...camp-mississippi-section.168225/#post-2188130Very nice finds! What was the time period the camp was occupied that you are digging?
Here is the back of a few of the many cast I's I have dug and know they are authentic. Sometimes the hole is off center and the eyes are not near as thick as the one you posted.Thanks much Gentlemen for you opinions! I will pass on this example then!
With no backmark it has always been hard to say but we have found 5 mold variations of these so ther has to be more than 2 makers. I know they were made in Ttown, Atlanta, Augusta, Nashville. Most solid cast CS buttons are found in the western theater.The block I solid cast buttons are fantastic pieces of Confederate history....I'm certainly not one to tell whether they are authentic or not, I just dig the relics.
However, I did find one a few years ago and was told by a fellow hunter that these solid cast I's were made in two places - Tuscaloosa, AL and Atlanta, GA.