belt plate,

[rocky raccoon]

well after my sermon on here, i did the research for 4 hours and i cannot find anything that looks like this.....it appears to have an anchor down the center and some strange letters or symbols running thru the middle...anybody ever seen this? i have included a pic of the back it looks to have lil hooks to attach it

 

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[CASPER-2]

i SEE USN WITH THE ANCHOR - dont know what it went to
could be a breast plate

 

[rocky raccoon]

thanks casper, i am still looking?

 

[Breezie]

I think it is a Freemasonry plate with the Ark, Anchor, All Seeing Eye, Calipers, and the Moon. Interesting find, Breezie

 

[Silver Searcher]

:P

I see C S A..

SS

 

[rocky raccoon]

i have searched 100 web sites............and nothing

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

In your opinion, is the anchor fouled?

The S looks solid (unless fouled) but the other intertwined letters need work. If its not fouled, that eliminates British and US Navy.

 

[Montana Jim]

What size is it?

What is it made of?

Does it look like the back may have been filled with lead?

 

[CASPER-2]

this is how I see it
and I think it is fouled just with light rope under the letters
not a C just U curved just like the N because of its circlular edges

 

[rocky raccoon]

the anchor is vertical,the S is vertical,here are some more pics

 

[CASPER-2]

did a better job on this one for you

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

did a better job on this one for you

Good job. I see it now and I think you are correct. It must be a sweetheart item (non official USN item) because of the non fouled anchor. http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/l/bluniformhist.htm
Maybe WWI or earlier into late 1800's..
Horse rosette?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

What is it made of?

Does it look like the back may have been filled with lead?

These questions still remain.

 

[Breezie]

Could it be a rosette? Breezie

 

[rocky raccoon]

could possibly have been lead filled,and i have searched info from 1770--1970,i have looked @ everything militaria,copper or brass composition

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

could possibly have been lead filled,and i have searched info from 1770--1970,i have looked @ everything militaria,copper or brass composition

Entangled letters were popular in the latter 19th century. Im going with WWI sweetheart item. I dont think it could be any newer.

 

[rocky raccoon]

still cannot find,but i did find this..... shows a closeup of the stylized intials USN and Anchor insignia. Again, this type of US Navy stylized insiginia was commonly used during the Civil War 1860s thru to the very late 1890's and very early 1900's. There are many dated US Navy articles of equipment and dinnerware using the stylized intials as shown so as to substantiate the stated date range. This stylized insignia, mostly without the anchor, was replaced in the very late 1890's to early 1900's with the initials USN in clear scripted text with periods placed mid high in between the letters

 

[rocky raccoon]

still looking

 

[rocky raccoon]

any one seen this design?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

still cannot find,but i did find this..... shows a closeup of the stylized intials USN and Anchor insignia. Again, this type of US Navy stylized insiginia was commonly used during the Civil War 1860s thru to the very late 1890's and very early 1900's. There are many dated US Navy articles of equipment and dinnerware using the stylized intials as shown so as to substantiate the stated date range. This stylized insignia, mostly without the anchor, was replaced in the very late 1890's to early 1900's with the initials USN in clear scripted text with periods placed mid high in between the letters

Interesting. Thats a very close match rocky. Good research. Could you please show us the link so we can all read it? Thanks.