chong2
Bronze Member
i like this piece, i kinda surface found it , while detecting the red sands of course 8)
its iron, and well the pics pretty much describe it all. the detail is not too good, it seemed very decorated. around the ring, engravings and some small studs on the side, where some of the pins/ buttons still sit. also, a few decorative small rings on the shaft thingy. soooooo, what is it guys?
its iron, and well the pics pretty much describe it all. the detail is not too good, it seemed very decorated. around the ring, engravings and some small studs on the side, where some of the pins/ buttons still sit. also, a few decorative small rings on the shaft thingy. soooooo, what is it guys?
if it is thats a banner for sure. congrats 
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yeah, im gonna go 
since it appears intact I do not think its a damaged thrown away "junk" item --nor is it a easily lost item either* since you can not ride your horse without it (kinda noticible if its "missing") --you might have came across a "ambush" site of the the past -- a riders horse shot by indains or outlaws or dying of thirst or disease . the type of area where you found it might assist in figgering it out what the "event" was that caused it to be there.a great find no matter what or how it came to be there. ---be on the look out for bones --horse or human * note horses were vital --a man on foot was easy pickings and often died -- thats why stealing a horse was a hanging crime in the old days . a "cowboy" without a horse was just a tramp*
