ID'ing Rosette
You might try getting any of these three books thru interlibrary loan. They may help:
AMERICAN MILITARY SADDLE, 1776-1945, By Dorsey & McPheeters, Pages 341 354
BOSSES, ROSETTES & MARTINGALE HEARTS, By Stephen Henry NSTCW, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2009, pgs 20-25, 60-61.
HORSE EQUIPMENT OF THE CIVIL WAR ERA, By Howard R Crouch, pgs. 113-129
or try sending a pic to either
www.relicman.com or
Sgt Riker's Relics / Trading Post / Ran Hundley
If you're in central va, there's Sgt. Riker's shop in Ashland and Pickett Post and a couple others in Fredericksburg.
Thanks for your help!
Found near central Virginia. Need help IDing.
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