Shield Pin

[IronSpike]

This item has always puzzled me

Any help?

 

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[ivan salis]

sheild type decorative boss for horse tack --see the bent tabs --went thru leather and was bent up / down to hold it in place --one upward bent and one downward bent . upper one broke *off

 

[mystic]

Thanks for listing that,I found a half of one a few months ago and wondered what it was,now I know.

 

[IronSpike]

Thanks for ID-ing item Ivan

It's hand made and the pictures not clearly showing that both bendable pcs broken off.

Any idea time period?

 

[ivan salis]

often called a "saddle sheild" --- they were quite common during the civil war time frame era .

 

[BuckleBoy]

often called a "saddle sheild" --- they were quite common during the civil war time frame era .

It is not a saddle shield.  It is a Harness Boss.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,118603.0.html

See reply #12.

Saddle shields were larger than a silver dollar, slotted, and also notice the difference in their method of attachment:

http://www.saylerscreekrelics.com/sc0049.2.jpg



Best Wishes,



Buckleboy

 

[ivan salis]

the sheild shape is similar to that of a "saddle sheild" type of design but its too small thus its a " saddle sheild shaped" type of HORSE HARNESS BOSS --1820 THRU CIVIL WAR (ish) ERA TIME FRAME . maybe I was not as exact in my wording as I should have been . -- as you can see if you go back a few post -- I called it a "boss" earlier was trying to get across it was "saddle sheild shaped"

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

often called a "saddle sheild" --- they were quite common during the civil war time frame era .

It is not a saddle shield. It is a Harness Boss.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,118603.0.html

See reply #12.

Saddle shields were larger than a silver dollar, slotted, and also notice the difference in their method of attachment:

http://www.saylerscreekrelics.com/sc0049.2.jpg



Best Wishes,



Buckleboy

Here's another. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,163351.0.html

 

[BuckleBoy]

often called a "saddle sheild" --- they were quite common during the civil war time frame era .

It is not a saddle shield. It is a Harness Boss.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,118603.0.html

See reply #12.

Saddle shields were larger than a silver dollar, slotted, and also notice the difference in their method of attachment:

http://www.saylerscreekrelics.com/sc0049.2.jpg



Best Wishes,



Buckleboy

Here's another. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,163351.0.html

I know. I'm the one who bumped it up to the top earlier, because I remembered that I'd forgotten to ID that one as well. It is months old, but at least the ID will be there. LOL.


-Buckles

 

[IronSpike]

Thanks a bunch ID-ing