October 30, 2019 The Collection of Steve & Marcy Hench
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2019
A) A cast pewter 34th Regiment of Foot Button. The 34th regiment was dispatched to Canada in spring 1776 and, while participating in numerous small skirmishes, drove out the American forces and forced then to abandon Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777. A detachment of the regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Barry St. Leger also took part in the unsuccessful siege of Fort Stanwix. Captain Alexander Fraser, a veteran of the French and Indian War serving with the regiment, commanded what became known as the Company of Select Marksmen and saw action as skirmishers during the Saratoga campaign in autumn 1777. A number of other officers and other ranks, including Lieutenant Bright Nodder, were captured by the American forces and held as part of the Convention Army. The button has a convex face with relief "34" in the center and a tooled border around the perimeter. CONDITION: Button is in good condition but missing the iron loop on the back. B) Dug cast pewter British 21st Regiment Revolutionary War coat button. The 21st Regiment or Royal North British Fuziliers represented Scotland during the American Revolution. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777. The button was dug and has a recessed "21" in the center with a stamped crown above and Scottish thistle below. CONDITION: Dug condition with some corrosion and some losses to edges, iron loop on back is mostly deteriorated. C) A cast pewter 24th Regiment of Foot button. This large enlisted man's pattern has a large relief "24" in the center. The 24th Regiment was involved in the 1777 Burgoyne Campaign in Saratoga, New York. CONDITION: Probably dug with some corrosion on surface and some losses to edges. Iron loop on back is mostly deteriorated.