I need information about this kinds of button. I think this buttons was produced in Germany, in XIX century, for Russians part of Poland.
Did You find it, have you ever seen it? Where?

Scythe
Military uses

A war scythe has had its blade transformed so that it extends upright from the staff, and is used much like a halberd. It was widely used by Polish peasants (kosynierzy) in the 18th and 19th centuries.
You can see also http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosynierzy
http://www.odkrywca-online.pl/forum_pics/picsforum23/kosa1.jpg
http://www.odkrywca-online.pl/forum_pics/picsforum22/p8190001.jpg
http://odkrywca-online.pl/forum_pics/picsforum22/13_sierpnia_2008_090.jpg

One of this from foto had a signature M.I. ...