NEED ID - PIN SHIELD

[Mtn.treasure]

LIKE TO NO WHAT THIS PIN -PENDANT MIGHT BE,FOUND IN SAME AREA OF LOT'S OF CIVIL WAR FINDS. HAS A SHIP ON OCEAN WITH SAILS ON TOP VERY UNIQUE ONE AND NOT SURE OF METAL. I NO THIS ONE IS SPECIAL ONE..VERY EARLY SPOT.THANKS FOR HELP..

 

[nsdq]

i see a dime for sure hehe, the hat looking deal is a cap for a axle like on a toy wagon etc... pin is dang cool

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice patina on that piece & it is really cool!

Two basic options on function, it decorated Leather or a box/on wood.

To me the design & the way its incised into the copper-alloy(maybe brass) screams early 1800s (but it might just tip into the 1700s). However, the shield seems more mid-1800s than the usual 18th C armorial types.

I don't normally ask this because I think it skews thinking, but what does the site tell us for date range?

 

[Mtn.treasure]

Not sure finding things from civil war times..would like to find out more about this shield.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Wow that shield is tiny. Looks like a horse harness item.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Trying to find an example. Lot of Horse Harness Buttons Tacks Brads Saddle by QuiteRightSlick

http://collectorshorsebrasses.weebly.com/other-harness-decorations.html