what do you think?

[hollowpointred]

i found this item at a site last weekend hunting with Bergie, Earthworks and Goingdown. what do you think ........sword scabbard tip? and if so, new or old??

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon!

[Montana Jim]

It's a sword drag, a knife sheath tip with finial, or a bayonet scabbord tip with finial... Excellent!

 

[Ascholten]

It's like a tip / covering / sheath for a sword / knife / frog sticker... a blade of some sorts. Nice find there too.

Aaron

 

[Steve in Michigan]

Scabber tip!

Your Friend,

Steve in Michigan

 

[bergie]

Brass reinforced Condom for max protection in the old days!

 

[EARTHWORKS]

 

[GoingDown]

we gotta find out exactly what this is ..... way too cool!

 

[GoingDown]

getting closer.....

DR832. LARGE BRASS SCABBARD TIP FROM A SABER BAYONET, ONE SIDE IS PUSHED IN AND
THE TIP IS MISSING @ http://www.stonesrivertrading.com/dug_relics.htm

or maybe in..... http://www.jacksonsauction.com/Sept01/WebGalleries/Tues/pages/Lots0383_0409.htm

 

[hollowpointred]

Brass reinforced Condom for max protection in the old days!