Another Royal Regiment Button and a Shield Shaped Harness Boss!

[West Jersey Detecting]

I returned to the site where I found the Royal Regiment button on Wednesday. I found this small shield, which appears to be pewter. I thought it was a rosette, but it only has a single thick pin in the middle. A short while later I found another Royal Regiment of Artillery button, right in the middle of the dirt path, about 50 feet from where I found the other. I must have been over the spot a dozen times before! This one is in much better shape than the first, and the shank is entirely intact! I can only read part of the back mark, "LONDON".

Any help with the shield is appreciated!

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

Saddle shield.

 

[hogge]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

KOOL Neil! Crusader is right. That is a saddle shield. Just something to decorate the saddle. My brother found one earlier in the year. Congrats Hogge

 

[spartacus53]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

Nice going on those items. You keep this up and you will soon have enough buttons to fill a shirt! A cluster of the same buttons will be very valuable.

 

[johnnyi]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

Nice finds Neil! Say fellers, it does look like a saddle shield and prtobably is, but from the scan it also looks like it doesn't come to a point at the top, but may be for suspension? Neil, are there a couple prongs on the back, or is the top drilled sideways for suspension?

 

[Tank69]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

nice

 

[tymcmurray]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

Way to go, Neil!!
Can you imagine what you will get next time!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

Nice finds Neil! Say fellers, it does look like a saddle shield and prtobably is, but from the scan it also looks like it doesn't come to a point at the top, but may be for suspension? Neil, are there a couple prongs on the back, or is the top drilled sideways for suspension?

As I said in my original post, there is a singular thick pin, dead center on the back.

 

[lonewolfe]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

Nice digs - love finding the old buttons

HH

 

[RelicRick]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

Once again Neil...............simply amazing!! Congrats!!

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

Nice finds Neil! Say fellers, it does look like a saddle shield and prtobably is, but from the scan it also looks like it doesn't come to a point at the top, but may be for suspension? Neil, are there a couple prongs on the back, or is the top drilled sideways for suspension?

As I said in my original post, there is a singular thick pin, dead center on the back.

used to rivet it to the leather

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

Saddle shield.

I'm almost certain that item is too small for a saddle shield. I'm going with "harness boss" on this one. But you're on the right track with the horse furniture. The two in the photos below also have a single post in the back...


Regards,


Buckles

 

[allen]

Re: Royal Regiment of Artillery Shield? and Another Matching Button!

wtg on those great looking finds !!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Another Royal Regiment Button and a Shield Shaped Harness Boss

Saddle shield.

I'm almost certain that item is too small for a saddle shield. I'm going with "harness boss" on this one. But you're on the right track with the horse furniture. The two in the photos below also have a single post in the back...


Regards,


Buckles

Thaks BB. I checked some of the other related posts, and the ones I saw all had 2 pins or more.

Thanks for the ID!

N

 

[collector01]

Congrats on another great button!