arantxa Posted 1 May , 2022 Share Posted 1 May , 2022 At first I thought it maybe an Australian cap badge but when you compare them apart from this seeming a bit heavier it doesn’t have the smaller rays if that makes sense Also the rays go down futher…however they are the same soakings as on a cap badge… I found it about 7 years ago and is sitting in my box of miscellaneous of course it might not be military but was in a ploughed field on the trench line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 1 May , 2022 Share Posted 1 May , 2022 I don’t think it’s anything military. Perhaps part of a circular device from a spinning machine of some kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchtrotter Posted 16 May , 2022 Share Posted 16 May , 2022 Correct. Fragment of Australian badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 16 May , 2022 Share Posted 16 May , 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, trenchtrotter said: Correct. Fragment of Australian badge. It can’t be tt, because if you look at the bottom centre you can see where there was a chamfered hole for it to fit around a central spigot. There is no such arrangement on a cap badge, approximately where the crown sits. Edited 16 May , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Bob Davies Posted 16 May , 2022 Admin Share Posted 16 May , 2022 49 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: 3 hours ago, trenchtrotter said: Correct. Fragment of Australian badge. It can’t be tt, because if you look at the bottom centre you can see where there was a chamfered hole for it to fit around a central spigot. There is no such arrangement on a cap badge, approximately where the crown sits. I had a good look at this the other day. As FROGSMILE says it is not an AIF cap badge. My thoughts are that it may be part of an escutcheon plate which is a plain or fancy plate that is the keyhole on a door. It is far too thick to be a pressed metal cap badge. My other thoughts were that it is part of horse harness but the spikes may not be conducive to that. The fact that it is not flat had me thinking too, is it curved to fit against some shape or did it become curved while being buried in the ground and hit by a spade or what ever? Is it from the middle ages or before? Almost certainly it is made from a copper alloy due to the green colour it has and made by the casting process. Regards, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lammy Posted 17 May , 2022 Share Posted 17 May , 2022 Maybe part of a spur.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 17 May , 2022 Author Share Posted 17 May , 2022 gosh..none of those ideas had crossed my mind..im glad i kept it ..it was covered in earth and just in a ploughed field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 17 May , 2022 Share Posted 17 May , 2022 It’s worth noting , whatever it is, it is double sided so almost certainly not designed to sit flat against another item. I quite like the spur suggestion though haven’t found a similar image so suspect I’m wrong. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8HANTS Posted 17 May , 2022 Share Posted 17 May , 2022 We may not be looking at a 20th century item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Bob Davies Posted 17 May , 2022 Admin Share Posted 17 May , 2022 1 hour ago, mancpal said: It’s worth noting , whatever it is, it is double sided so almost certainly not designed to sit flat against another item. A good point you make there Simon. It looks to have some of it missing/broken off. It could be a fancy 'terret' from a horse harness or a fancy decoration from a piece of furniture? Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 17 May , 2022 Share Posted 17 May , 2022 It could be all kind of things I suspect. A finial from a clock or other similar piece of furniture perhaps. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 17 May , 2022 Share Posted 17 May , 2022 (edited) I can only think that you must all be very bored and at a loose end. I’m sure that the grass must need cutting. 😉 Edited 17 May , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmf Posted 17 May , 2022 Share Posted 17 May , 2022 My first thought was that it was a heavily degraded medieval pilgrim's badge, of the scallop shell type - this was a popular design, being the symbol of St James, the patron saint of pilgrims . . . Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Bob Davies Posted 17 May , 2022 Admin Share Posted 17 May , 2022 14 hours ago, Lammy said: Maybe part of a spur.? You may have an answer there Lammy. @cmfI never heard of them before so it may well be? I do not know but @FROGSMILE the lawn is cut, the dogs walked and boots are polished ;-) just enjoying the chase Sir! ;-) I have an interest in all things and it does make me wonder what the F it is. We should call it a day as we can't link it to the Great War. Thanks to all for your suggestions and input. With regards to you all, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 17 May , 2022 Share Posted 17 May , 2022 8 minutes ago, Bob Davies said: You may have an answer there Lammy. @cmfI never heard of them before so it may well be? I do not know but @FROGSMILE the lawn is cut, the dogs walked and boots are polished ;-) just enjoying the chase Sir! ;-) I have an interest in all things and it does make me wonder what the F it is. We should call it a day as we can't link it to the Great War. Thanks to all for your suggestions and input. With regards to you all, Bob. I know what you mean Bob. The curse of the inquiring mind…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lammy Posted 18 May , 2022 Share Posted 18 May , 2022 http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/s/spurs.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 18 May , 2022 Share Posted 18 May , 2022 Great find. Looks like a medieval spur then. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Bob Davies Posted 18 May , 2022 Admin Share Posted 18 May , 2022 Great work @Lammy thank you. I can rest happily now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lammy Posted 18 May , 2022 Share Posted 18 May , 2022 (edited) Possibly from agincourt? Fits inside the dates 14-15C. One exactly like this was found near Colchester Edited 18 May , 2022 by Lammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 18 May , 2022 Share Posted 18 May , 2022 Clearly not the remnants of an Australian rising sun cap badge but does look convincingly like a relic of the 100 Years War... a nice piece of treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 19 May , 2022 Author Share Posted 19 May , 2022 Thanks for all the feedback..I shall label it with all the ideas put forward .I have a big case of all the things I’ve found on walks abroad etc it makes the items more interesting to have some idea of possibly what they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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