Something cool...........

[kieser sousa/rip]

but I have no idea what it is. It looks to be made of copper (rang in as copper) I found it at a site that has given up coins from the 1700's but also was a horse track in the later 1800's. Any idea's ?

 

[johnnyi]

kieser, this is a farfetched wishful thinking guess, but with that said, it almost looks as though it could be one of these.... http://images.google.com/imgres?img...q=sword+hilt&ndsp=21&hl=en&sa=N&start=21&um=1

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...ges?q=17th+century+sword+hilt&hl=en&sa=G&um=1

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

kieser, this is a farfetched wishful thinking guess, but with that said, it almost looks as though it could be one of these.... http://images.google.com/imgres?img...q=sword+hilt&ndsp=21&hl=en&sa=N&start=21&um=1

Thanks johnnyi...wouldent that be cool ! The part that is broken does look like part of it was notched out rather than broken off.

 

[johnnyi]

Keiser, use the present tense my friend, "it IS cool"! I'm certain that is what it is after seeing the second pic I posted. Congratulations!

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Thanks Johnnyi,well dont that just beat all.That IS cool and a very good job at id'ing !

 

[vayank54]

Very Cool. Love that early stuff

 

[trikikiwi]

That is a pretty amazing ID johnnyi Cool find too

Mike

 

[BuckleBoy]

Great find there! Johnnyi is right on with the ID.

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Thanks y'all. I thought for sure this was going to be a tuff one to figger out...but thanks to the good folks like Johnnyi here at tnet I can now get a better idea of the history of the site I'm searching.I've found other clues to what may have been going on at this site and it's realy got me thinking.

 

[traderoftreasures]

Tell us johnnyi. how did you know? have you seen this item before?

 

[DCMatt]

Wow! Super cool! As others said - sword hand guard. More specifically from a "smallsword". Highly fashionable between mid 17th and late 18th century.

What is the image? It looks like a guy riding a mermaid...

DCMatt

Here is a sword with a similar type guard:

 

[johnnyi]

"hello:Tell us johnnyi. how did you know? have you seen this item before? "

No Trader, I've never seen a fragment like this before. I've seen swords in books and museums though, and it was the hilt-like shape and the size of the indentation which was the give away on this cool relic. I'm just glad there was another similar fragment on the web to substantiate what this one was exactly. Thanks.

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Thanks all.....not sure what the image is but looks like someone sitting on a mermaid or seaserpent of some sort.I got back there today....no luck on anymore of the hilt but I did find a 1797 LC and another coin that I am about to post in the what is it section.