Button With Crossed Hammer &Chisel/Pick?

[Otter42]

Could be for miners, only thing I could come up with. Looks military to me. Thanks for any help, Ken 

[Otter42]

Looks to be a WWI or WWII German Miners Association button. 

[63cagedfalcon]

Maybe not German.

On the OPs pics, the hammers are opposite from the known miners cost/jacket. 

Several countries used this symbol for mining.

 

Here are my table/ butter knife holders/rests. I believe these were sliver or copper plated. Unfortunately, these were in a building that caught fire post war. 

 

 

[Otter42]

 

I think I found it in an old 1949 Bannermans catalog I have.  Not military at all, a secret society.