Please help identify

[BKSTEM]

Hi there. Can anyone help identify these objects? I found them in an area where they could be really old. They look like some sort of a button from jeans or a cuff, which wouldn’t be very old. The small nipples on top appeared to have been hammered flat. I removed the green patina and it looks like copper.
Any help identifying these will be appreciated.

 

[dmckee17]

Sorry butI can't identify them but I have found almost identical items also in a really old area which can be dated too 1810 - 1880

 

[jim tn]

They are horse tac. Rivets for holding horse harness and saddle leather pieces together. HH jim tn

 

[BKSTEM]

Sorry butI can't identify them but I have found almost identical items also in a really old area which can be dated too 1810 - 1880

Thanks for the response. I found both of them together about 6” down. Not sure if you saw the other response, but they’re a horse tac used on saddles and other leathers.

 

[BKSTEM]

They are horse tac. Rivets for holding horse harness and saddle leather pieces together. HH jim tn

Thanks Jim! I would assume that they’re pretty old due to the leather material is gone. I found them in the lower desert, southern Ca very arid climate.

 

[Ronstar]

I’ve also seen very similar rivets used on canvas bags and really heavyweight “jean” material like coats and overalls. I think ultimately the distance in the gap would define which is which. Still, neat find to get both!!

 

[jim tn]

hanks Jim! I would assume that they’re pretty old due to the leather material is gone. I found them in the lower desert, southern Ca very arid climate.

Most that we find around here in my neck of the woods are found on Civil War sites like encampments. They come out of the ground with a nice green patina, which, looks like yours does, too. HH jim tn

 

[BKSTEM]

Most that we find around here in my neck of the woods are found on Civil War sites like encampments. They come out of the ground with a nice green patina, which, looks like yours does, too. HH jim

That would be really cool if they are that old. I found them at a dried up spring that was used by travelers crossing the SW desert from Mexico and Arizona.

 

[BKSTEM]

I’ve also seen very similar rivets used on canvas bags and really heavyweight “jean” material like coats and overalls. I think ultimately the distance in the gap would define which is which. Still, neat find to get both!!

I was really surprised to find them together within inches of each other. Went back last Sunday, but no luck finding anything else besides spent bullets and shot gun casings. At least that area is a little cleaner now.