Summer cellars cough up a few relics...did i find military today?

[SultansOfSwing]

Found the item with the eagle, shield and partial star today. The round part at the bottom has a hole for attachment. Is this a military finial? Rang up solid 18 on equinox. I believe its brass.

Good luck out there.

 

[gunsil]

looks patriotic but not military. Flag pole topper? definitely a cool find!!

 

[Deleted member 140734]

Looks like a shako plume holder. I found one of these from 1820-30.

 

[Deleted member 140734]

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/ite...BCQ2TK3wvh6sfHTuebCgQi24jlNBmtU6FVOjKm-91lkZQ

 

[SultansOfSwing]

Looks like a shako plume holder. I found one of these from 1820-30.

Thank you! I forgot to mention the "hole" in the bottom is actually square and looking at the photo in your link, it does look attached by that square rod!

 

[SultansOfSwing]

I believe it's this style from 1850s?

https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B4%2F7%2F9%2F0%2F4790956%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D


More info at Heritage auctions

https://historical.ha.com/itm/military-and-patriotic/civil-war/beautiful-fully-trimmed-pattern-1851-shako/a/6024-57019.s

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!

 

[Steve in PA]

That's a sweet plume holder! I like the fact it has the eagle and the star on it. Here is one I found a while back. Doesn't have any patriotic symbolism.

 

[Georgivs]

Thats awesome! If it was a flag pole topper wouldn't it be the other way around? My vote is for plume holder