🔎 UNIDENTIFIED 18th Century Cast Pewter Star Hat Pin???

[cannonball]

I recently found this cast pewter 8 point star on an 18th century site in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. It looks like it may be a hat pin. It's 44mm point to point. Any ideas

 

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[Lenrac2]

No idea except it's awesome!! Congrats!!

 

[devldog]

Very nice Save on this piece. Someone will come along and help you nail down a positive ID. Well Done.

 

[Bramblefind]

Maybe an old horse bridle rosette? Here's one that looks like it may be similar construction.

Colonial Period Relic Partial Horse Bit with beautiful Rosette. COLN5003 | #1819849293

Colonial period Relic Partial Horse Bit with A Beautiful Pewter Rosette still attached dug Dug In Hanover County Virginia. Very ornate rosette with faces around the outside edge that appear to be of A

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[BuckleBoy]

I’ve seen this design somewhere military before, check French and German uniforms