Help with age

[plymouthian12]

My girlfriend found this shield today can anyone give me the true name of it and approximate age? It's approximately an inch and a half long Thanks
Kent

 

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[A2coins]

Thats a cool find might have to put some research hours into it that can be fun if no one IDs it....

 

[invent4hir]

Help us help you by posting close-up pictures of the front and back. Also post a side view of the back. Was anything found nearby? What is the history of the property?

 

[plymouthian12]

Help us help you by posting close-up pictures of the front and back. Also post a side view of the back. Was anything found nearby? What is the history of the property?

Gotten stuff back to 1600s. Was a piggery and a dump from 1700s to early 1909s

 

[plymouthian12]

Gotten stuff back to 1600s. Was a piggery and a dump from 1700s to early 1909s

1900s

 

[lenmac65]

I have seen posts saying it is a horse harness boss, probably civil war era. I found this one a few days ago.

 

[lenmac65]

Here is one post, I hope ....
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/352170-id-needed-brass-piece-attached-leather.html

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...onial-saddle-shield-i-think-flat-buttons.html

 

[cudamark]

Cool find, but, you need to do something about those purple legs though!

 

[nkellam22]

Saddle shield. My guess somewhere in the 1800s.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sad...ECAwQAw&biw=1387&bih=700#imgrc=bFGNdMp69XzfIM

 

[CRUSADER]

Mid-late 1800s

 

[Bruce R]

I had a big pocket knife once with a thing like that set into the side