dave in iowa Hero Member Joined Jan 29, 2008 Messages 505 Reaction score 101 Golden Thread 0 Location iowa Detector(s) used Minelab E-Track, Minelab S.E. , and a Whites Prizm 5 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 3, 2011 #1 Got this at an old park, any ideas on age and use? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon! Attachments IMG_0159.webp 17.3 KB · Views: 178 IMG_0160.webp 19.3 KB · Views: 173 IMG_0159.webp 17.3 KB · Views: 164 IMG_0160.webp 19.3 KB · Views: 172
Got this at an old park, any ideas on age and use? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon!
ANTIQUARIAN Gold Member 🥇 Charter Member Joined Apr 24, 2010 Messages 12,923 Reaction score 27,656 Golden Thread 1 Location Upper Canada 🇨🇦 🥇 Banner finds 1 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 3 Detector(s) used XP Deus, Lesche Piranha 35 Shovel & 'Garrett Carrot' Primary Interest: Relic Hunting Oct 3, 2011 #2 Great find Dave! She's a real beauty! Dave Upvote 0
jeff of pa Super Moderator ⛭ Moderator 🥇 Charter Member Joined Dec 19, 2003 Messages 90,071 Reaction score 65,694 Golden Thread 2 🥇 Banner finds 1 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 3, 2011 #3 It's an early 1900's - WWI "Great Seal" pattern U.S. cavalry bridle rosette. Upvote 0
savant365 Silver Member Joined Mar 28, 2007 Messages 3,919 Reaction score 71 Golden Thread 0 Location Northwest Missouri Detector(s) used ACE 250 Oct 4, 2011 #4 I couldn't find a picture of the back but it looks like a bridal rosette, nice find http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86529 They call it a "brow band ornament" in this illustration, http://www.archive.org/stream/horseequipmentse00unit#page/n64/mode/1up HH Charlie Upvote 0
I couldn't find a picture of the back but it looks like a bridal rosette, nice find http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86529 They call it a "brow band ornament" in this illustration, http://www.archive.org/stream/horseequipmentse00unit#page/n64/mode/1up HH Charlie