Brass Eagle ID Needed

[Carolina Tom]

This broken cast brass piece was found in NY. Can anyone ID it for me?

 

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[smokeythecat]

Think it's part of a shako?

 

[Carolina Tom]

It’s really think and heavy, the more modern hat badges I’m familiar with are of a much lighter construction... but you’d know better than I.

 

[smokeythecat]

No, it's not 20th century. Looks like early 19th century. There is a slight chance it's from the last decade of the 18th century.