Interesting...........whatever!!!

[richm]

Found this today at about 5 inches down in Connecticut. It is about 1-1/2" by 1/2" and about an eighth of an inch thick. It appears to be brass/bronze due to the green patina. If you look under a magnifying glass you can see some sort of design etched into it

 

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[trikikiwi]

Hi richm, could you please take pics of the front and back,
under natural light, against a dark(ish) background - always works better
Some of us eager whatisit addicts also prefer to see something else in the pic to give the whatisit some scale.
Does the base of it appear to be broken off something, to you?
Mike

 

[richm]

Thanks guys, I'll re-photograph it tonight and post a better pic. How do I compress my pics to make them smaller? Rich M.

 

[BioProfessor]

Open photos with a viewing program. Save them as a certain size - 640x480 or quality - high, medium, low and then check the size.

Daryl

 

[trikikiwi]

Someone referenced a site on another Whatsit? thread, and I spotted this pic.
The shape of the 'top' end of the trigger guards, made me recall this item here.



from 3/4 way down page http://www.11thpa.org/Bess.html

Maybe?
Mike

 

[Monty]

Not enough info to make a good Id. Need to know if it is hollow at bottom? etc. MOnty

 

[BuckleBoy]

Someone referenced a site on another Whatsit? thread, and I spotted this pic.
The shape of the 'top' end of the trigger guards, made me recall this item here.




from 3/4 way down page http://www.11thpa.org/Bess.html

Maybe?
Mike

You hit the nail on the head. Nice ID. Many of these were homemade, and quite decorative.

 

[trikikiwi]

Someone referenced a site on another Whatsit? thread, and I spotted this pic.
The shape of the 'top' end of the trigger guards, made me recall this item here.




from 3/4 way down page http://www.11thpa.org/Bess.html

Maybe?
Mike

You hit the nail on the head. Nice ID. Many of these were homemade, and quite decorative.

Cheers BB

I'd still like to see a better pic from richm. It almost looks like initials engraved into the piece.
Mike

 

[BuckleBoy]

Someone referenced a site on another Whatsit? thread, and I spotted this pic.
The shape of the 'top' end of the trigger guards, made me recall this item here.




from 3/4 way down page http://www.11thpa.org/Bess.html

Maybe?
Mike

You hit the nail on the head. Nice ID. Many of these were homemade, and quite decorative.

Cheers BB

I'd still like to see a better pic from richm. It almost looks like initials engraved into the piece.
Mike

It very well could be.