🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Crossed Canons Something or other...

[sibbley]

I think it's brass, not magnetic about 3 and 1/4 inch wide, and 1 and 3/4 inches high. Definitely stamped. Found at a mid 1800's home site. I'm sure it's decorative. At first, we thought maybe it was some type of belt plate.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Possible harness badge for an artillery division?

 

[Gare]

Great Idea B F
Nice find sibbley

 

[cudamark]

Maybe an artilleryman made it as a neckerchief slide?

 

[sibbley]

Possible harness badge for an artillery division?

I haven't been able to find any example of a harness badge remotely close. But, I'll keep looking.

 

[villagenut]

Looks like an artillery plate that had soldered on attachments that are long gone.

 

[sibbley]

I hadn't noticed the solder marks. I cleaned it better with a scuffy pad and exposed some of the brass with steel wool. I'll post better pics once it dries.

 

[sibbley]

Cleaned better you can see really well where something looks to have been soldered at three points on the reverse. Enough cleaned off on the upper right hand corner so it is brass.

Front side.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great find! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[sibbley]

I sent photos and size info to shop that deals with militaria in Gettysburg to see if they can identify it. I used to deal with them a lot back when I used to do Civil War Living History.