Dragoon/Calvary eagle hat piece, Seated, Standing, KG, LC and other randoms

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Looking for some help identifying the eagle piece. Found near a bank barn foundation in the park woods, W PA. Found a pic online, but my piece has mounting holes.

Finds are from the last 8 hour’s hiking and swinging around old cellar hole sites. The gold pocket watch frame I believe is very heavy “gold filled”, but if anyone with knowledge can check the serial number, would be appreciated.

Thx for looking!

 

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[fishstick]

Stellar hunt!!!!

 

[pepperj]

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Looking for some help identifying the eagle piece. Found near a bank barn foundation in the park woods, W PA. Found a pic online, but my piece has mounting holes.

Finds are from the last 8 hour’s hiking and swinging around old cellar hole sites. The gold pocket watch frame I believe is very heavy “gold filled”, but if anyone with knowledge can check the serial number, would be appreciated.

Thx for looking!

What a great rounded hunt of coppers/silver/relics and possible gold.
Congrats on the recoveries.
What is the serial # on the case?

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

What a great rounded hunt of coppers/silver/relics and possible gold.
Congrats on the recoveries.
What is the serial # on the case?

Thx!

What a great rounded hunt of coppers/silver/relics and possible gold.
Congrats on the recoveries.
What is the serial # on the case?

 

[oldmxrat]

Wow, fantastic bunch of finds, congrats!

 

[oldmxrat]

Maybe this was holed later, as the holes look a tad crudely done.

 

[sibbley]

Congratulations on the great finds!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Outstanding finds - congrats !

 

[JeffInMass]

Seriously great finds- WOW! I've collected SLQs for half a century and love seeing them posted- the reverse of yours looked great and I thought there'd be a date, but regardless- just awesome!

 

[NorILdigcollector]

Wow. What a great hunt!

 

[devldog]

Great Saves all. I really like the eagle. You were on a fantastic site.

 

[Steve in PA]

Great group of finds Thad. The eagle piece is spectacular. I don't have a book on insignia since I find so little of it, but if post it on the Colonial/Early American Facebook forum I bet someone will be able to ID it.

 

[Mason Jarr]

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Looking for some help identifying the eagle piece. Found near a bank barn foundation in the park woods, W PA. Found a pic online, but my piece has mounting holes.

Finds are from the last 8 hour’s hiking and swinging around old cellar hole sites. The gold pocket watch frame I believe is very heavy “gold filled”, but if anyone with knowledge can check the serial number, would be appreciated.

Thx for looking!

That eagle appears to be a model 1833 Dragoon helmet plate. Pictures in my "Army Blue" book by John Langellier show it with the Starburst background, as in your additional photos, but I did see some online without the starburst rays. Examples I found had two attaching loops on the back, but I didn't find any with mounting holes. I would make a guess that those holes aren't original and were added by someone to attach it to a display of some type. Very nice find.

 

[Mason Jarr]

Here's another reference with a photo of the dress hat with badge. If you can read the print to the left it says this plate was used from 1833 until 1851. This photo is in the book, "Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms ".

 

[Digger RJ]

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Looking for some help identifying the eagle piece. Found near a bank barn foundation in the park woods, W PA. Found a pic online, but my piece has mounting holes.

Finds are from the last 8 hour’s hiking and swinging around old cellar hole sites. The gold pocket watch frame I believe is very heavy “gold filled”, but if anyone with knowledge can check the serial number, would be appreciated.

Thx for looking!

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[scruggs]

Congratulations on a Great hunt and recoveries made!

 

[lenmac65]

That eagle is fantastic. Great coins too. Congrats!