“Excelsior” In Wyoming?

[WyoTom]

My son and I have been hunting an old fort site here in Wyoming state. Sunday was our 3rd time here(huge location) I was finding the typical bullets, old casings, and eagle buttons here and there. Then out pops a different cuff sized button! I didn’t mess with it out in the field. I got around to checking out my finds today and the button is a NY Excelsior button! I cleaned it with some lemon juice and it has quite a bit of guilt left. I also found a belt keeper… To bad the belt plate wasn’t there with it!

I still need to go through my son’s finds… I know he found a kepi buckle, bullets, eagle buttons and what I think is a curb chain!

Anyone with any knowledge of the NY Excelsior button is welcome!

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Looks like a great catch of CW era military stuff. You been hunting a fort site ?? And I never get tired of rimfire henry shells. Good job !

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Nice button. I have found two of them but there both smashed badly. Yours looks great!

 

[BobOso]

nice find

 

[hoser]

Very nice button indeed. That area should produce a lot more relics for you and your son. Well done.

 

[bottlecap4u]

me likeee the button!