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[gitchi9753]

need help

A friend of mine dragged this up off the bottom brought it to me to clean up it looks like gold plated at on time but now mostly copper the top looks like a stone setting and has a hole threw it I'm thinking Cain top this item found near a old place were a shipwreck is known to be from 1850 i thing

 

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[Mainedigger]

Re: need help

Not sure what it is, but the face on it looks like a seals....

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: need help

Looks earlier than 1850. Lion head for sure.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Re: need help

Pretty sure its a cane top .....cool find

 

[trikikiwi]

Re: need help

Very cool find.
I also reckon it's a lion's face.
But I need some educating, please

How would that fit a cane?

It looks either too small for a 'walking cane', or is it off a gentleman's 'swagger stick' ?

Cheers, Mike