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Mystery GR Brass object
Any thoughts as to this item?
Rob |
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I would guess part of a flintlock gun/pistol?
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I doubt it's anything to do with guns, it looks more like a bracket that may have held something like a pennant on the corner of a carriage so there may have been left and right hand versions that again may or may not be exactly the same to make a set depending on how it was placed.
But that's just an idea of what it could be |
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Thanks for the replies chaps, my first thought was musket or cannon related but then I wondered if it could be a plume holder from a shako or perhaps a belt fitting?
Rob |
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I think something to scale it would be helpful as it's size is not known to us.
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An old Georgian period fitment.
Just an idea: as it has a drilled hole, evidently to accommodate a retaining screw, I was thinking along the lines that perhaps it could have served as a type of vice, as in holding a cylindrical item such as a pistol/rifle barrel while carrying out maintenance or repair. In this scenario it would be an armourer's item. But as I said, just an idea, GTB |
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Its difficult to measure but the diameter inside the bottom half circle is about 3/4" or 19mm and then it tapers out as it goes up.
And with only one screw it wouldn't firmly clamp anything? But please keep up the suggestions. Rob |
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