civil war badge?

[timataeo]

I found this while digging an old homestead in NE Indiana. It seems to be like a tin with a filler in the back, and 3 tabs where there were pins sticking out. There are no markings at all.It's fairly heavy for it's size.

 

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[Michelle]

Re: badge?

hmmm....nice

 

[PBK]

Re: badge?

Harness or saddle ornament. Thin, die-stamped brass backfilled with lead. Sometimes attributed as a Texas or Mississippi star device from the Civil War, and may indeed have seen wartime usage; however, it appears to have been civilian in origin. Listed as an "unknown shield" on p. 81 of Stanley S. Phillips' Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of the Civil War, 1861-1865. Also listed on p. 61 of Supplement I to the same book: "Unknown brass shield with solder-filled back. Possibly breast plate for horse harness. Variant sizes have been found."

 

[timataeo]

Re: badge?

I did think it is lead filled, and a friend said that he thought it was civil war and maybe confederate, or even a shield from a strong box. Thank you for the information.

 

[Michelle]

Re: badge?

Harness or saddle ornament. Thin, die-stamped brass backfilled with lead. Sometimes attributed as a Texas or Mississippi star device from the Civil War, and may indeed have seen wartime usage; however, it appears to have been civilian in origin. Listed as an "unknown shield" on p. 81 of Stanley S. Phillips' Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of the Civil War, 1861-1865. Also listed on p. 61 of Supplement I to the same book: "Unknown brass shield with solder-filled back. Possibly breast plate for horse harness. Variant sizes have been found."

:P

 

[trk5capt]

PBK, Nailed It, That Overall Design Has Been Found In Many CW Camps. trk5capt...

 

[junkdigger]

Wow! I found one just like that in Idaho! Same size too! I had no idea it was THAT old! Found mine by a cabin in the woods.

 

[captain Jack]

lol, great pic junkdigger! Don't know how I didn't notice that before.