some sort of emblem or badge found in Union calvary camp

[athousandhorseshoes]

Found this in a field where I've found dozens of sharps variants -- I put one next to it for size reference. Definitely brass. I thought it might be something like a corps badge but I can't find anything like it on the forums/internet.

Any ideas?

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[smokeythecat]

Its not a corps badge, all the Union badges are well documented. We frequently find brass misc. stuff in camps. Sometimes I never find out what they are.

 

[creskol]

Does the other side look the same?

 

[athousandhorseshoes]

that's for sure, smokeythecat -- if it wasn't at a place where i had found so much military stuff I would just write it off as a piece of furniture or something but thought it was worth seeing if it was familiar to anybody

 

[athousandhorseshoes]

pretty much -- just smoother

 

[fyrffytr1]

It looks like it may be part of a larger piece. Please post a picture of the bottom showing what I think is a break. And, I hope you don't mind but I cropped your picture to show the item a little better. I get the feeling it might be Pennsylvania related due to the Keystone shape incorporated into the device.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I'm not a US Civil War expert, but this looks to be earlier then c1850 - 60.
To me it looks more likely to be from the late-Georgian to early-Victorian Period c1820 - 40.

Based on it's small size, possibly case or mantle clock decoration, maybe a fleur-de-lis?

Dave

 

[DCMatt]

I'm not a US Civil War expert, but this looks to be earlier then c1850 - 60.
To me it looks more likely to be from the late-Georgian to early-Victorian Period c1820 - 40.

Based on it's small size, possibly case or mantle clock decoration, maybe a fleur-de-lis?

Dave

Good point... Don't limit your thinking to Civil War only. If it was a good campsite in 1860 it was a good campsite long before that.

It may be a piece off an earlier long rifle.


This one was made in Bucks County PA.

 

[FloodcityTom]

I am reminded of the Frech Fleur du Lis. Civil War soldiers had all sorts of tokens ad momento's from their father friends ad sweethearts, some they bought from sutlers etc. Maybe someone had a grandad in Napoleons army

https://www.google.com/search?q=fre...70UhEIazux0hKnqEuXVNF_vfQ:1595426616346&tbm=i

nice find

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks like it came off a piece of 18th C Furniture to me.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Looks like it came off a piece of 18th C Furniture to me.

I'd agree, it looks like part of a drawer pull escutcheon. Not an exact match but similar to this one

 

[CRUSADER]

I'd agree, it looks like part of a drawer pull escutcheon. Not an exact match but similar to this one
View attachment 1852143

Yeap, exactly what I pictured in my head.