11-19-2006, 03:14 PM
I believe those are Soviet made buttons, and not American ones. The buttons with those star marks (and eventually with the date number) were used well into the 1950s.
The only lend-lease buttons I've ever seen are clearly marked with the US manufacturer name on them. Even buttons this small should be maker marked, just as they did with the similar-sized US buttons.
My two cents...
Dave
The only lend-lease buttons I've ever seen are clearly marked with the US manufacturer name on them. Even buttons this small should be maker marked, just as they did with the similar-sized US buttons.
My two cents...
Dave












