This star piece is on the thin side and seems to be made of brass. It was found near an old barn, so I am thinking it may be horse related but not sure. I could ‘t find anything similar in the internet. Any thoughts about ID/age? Thank you!
Cut out star in a circle
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islamoradamark
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brass will shine up good nice find
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The way the circle is wider at the bottom reminds me more of a "star and crescent" than a star and circle.
Possible Louisiana or 7th Corps insignia...?
Some context on where it was found might help.
Edit: Oh and don't shine it ! At least not till you know what it is.... you can always clean more, but you can't clean less.....
Possible Louisiana or 7th Corps insignia...?
Some context on where it was found might help.
Edit: Oh and don't shine it ! At least not till you know what it is.... you can always clean more, but you can't clean less.....
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VaGent, thank you..,and I WAS wondering about the change in the width of the band around the star. This was near an old barn in N. E. Interesting that the military insignia was a possibility. Thanks. ..and not planning on cleaning behind the brass brushing I already did but would like to flatten it a bit, but don’t want to break it. Thanks again.
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I have straightened out cut sheet brass as this over the years, even copper a few LCs even.
Get an old phone book or even a book put the item in the book close to the binding leaving a good 50 pages on either side.
Now take a hammer and strike the spot gently but hard enough to flatten it.
TOO EXTREME!
OK
Take two piece of wood, place item in between the wood, place in a vice slowly screw vice jaws closed.
The item isn't folded/taco'd so a break/crack wouldn't happen and it will be probably be OK. Sheet brass is pretty forgiving in most cases.
But it's your find and call, though there is the annealing process of starting it also but will change the patina look of the brass as heat will do. In the oven it probably might be enough to do the job and will minimize the effects.
Get an old phone book or even a book put the item in the book close to the binding leaving a good 50 pages on either side.
Now take a hammer and strike the spot gently but hard enough to flatten it.
TOO EXTREME!
OK
Take two piece of wood, place item in between the wood, place in a vice slowly screw vice jaws closed.
The item isn't folded/taco'd so a break/crack wouldn't happen and it will be probably be OK. Sheet brass is pretty forgiving in most cases.
But it's your find and call, though there is the annealing process of starting it also but will change the patina look of the brass as heat will do. In the oven it probably might be enough to do the job and will minimize the effects.
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Resembles the NOPD badge logo, but the crescent is upside down...
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Nice find! Is that a hole at the 12 o'clock position? If so, maybe it was for a chain or where someone nailed it to wood(?)
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Folks I’m not quite with this being a Texas ranger badge. The circle around the star isn’t even, looking more like a crescent and star which was a common design for cape pins, some of which bore holes in them. Also a common design for corps badges. The piece is the right size for either of those uses.
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