Colonial Relic?

[Kirk PA]

I have no clue what this is. Any ideas?

Kirk

 

[Silver Searcher]

th-Looks like a leather stud, mount, of Horse decoration it fits the date to your site as well...17thc-19thc

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[IronSpike]

Looks like a leather stud, of Horse decoration

SS

I agree Nice find

 

[Lucas]

This one looks more like a silver escutcheon or wrist inlay from a English gun, 1780-1820-ish.

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OK not silver. Couldn't taste it/smell it.

 

[Silver Searcher]

This one looks more like a silver escutcheon or wrist inlay from a English gun, 1780-1820-ish.

Silver

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[Kirk PA]

This one looks more like a silver escutcheon or wrist inlay from a English gun, 1780-1820-ish.

It is brass, but could it still be from an English gun? Sources?

Kirk

 

[Silver Searcher]

This one looks more like a silver escutcheon or wrist inlay from a English gun, 1780-1820-ish.

It is brass, but could it still be from an English gun? Sources?

Kirk

How would those prongs on the back, work on a gun surely a oval mount for leather

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[LuckyDragon]

look like part of an old ring

 

[Lucas]

How would those prongs on the back, work on a gun

Surely you know English cast gun inlays? Most of them have "prongs."

I just pulled this off of a gun (no, really) for you. Below that are some repros. Note the curvature in the second. I will try to locate a original with the prongs.

 

[Kyle PA]

Bro, I'm pretty sure you found a brass thumb piece from an early flintlock pistol. Notice the thumb piece on this one: http://www.gunsinternational.com/RE...de1ada35a-EBB52483-ECD4-BCC6-4C5E2F5BAC817C33

I think Lucas is correct on the ID.

 

[vayank54]

Sure looks like the thumb piece on the pistol. I learn something tonight because I would have said it was from a harness. But after seeing the pic of the pistol and the fact that the piece posted is curved I'd now have to say I would have been wrong.

 

[Silver Searcher]

How would those prongs on the back, work on a gun

Surely you know English cast gun inlays? Most of them have "prongs."

I just pulled this off of a gun (no, really) for you. Below that are some repros. Note the curvature in the second. I will try to locate a original with the prongs.

Thanks for posting the picture you didn't have to wreck your gun but I'm still not convinced, in your picture it clearly shows the prongs in the centre :P were as the ones on the one posted is are clearly at the end, like the ones on mounts, that are used on leather, and furniture, and miscellaneous, which I suppose could include your gun inlays, but the ones I have seen are usually a lot more elaborate than that.


http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=20569&cat=45

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[IronSpike]

I can see it being a gun inlay and think the shape indicate that what it is. Nice work Lucas

Kirk PA does your piece have any engravings?

 

[Kirk PA]

It doesn't have any engravings. I had a feeling that it was something more than a horse harness relic. :P I will chalk it up!

Kirk

 

[IronSpike]

It doesn't have any engravings. I had a feeling that it was something more than a horse harness relic. :P I will chalk it up!

Kirk

Thanks Kirk and I'm still thinking firearm on this piece. A harness leather decoration (only got one of those) would make it to my relic display any day

 

[Lucas]

in your picture it clearly shows the prongs in the centre :P

Just on this inlay I posted, because of its shape. The prongs are usually near the edge.

I'm stickin' to my guns on this one.

This what's it is engraved... two simple lines around the edge. And it is curved, and beveled for inletting.