Sword hilt?

[jjaddict]

Found this little ?sword hilt? at a site I've been pulling CW lead from. Any ideas if this is some type of CW insignia? It's very thin and fragile, it split as I picked it up, brass maybe. Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[jjaddict]

Shouldn't have used the word hilt, it looks the the handle of a sword with a hilt. The little round part at the top might have originally had a pin attatched to it? Just checkin to see if anyone recognized this.

 

[407floyd]

It looks like the end of a Cavalry Hat Insignia. Could be Civil War Era but I'm not knowledgeable enough to say.

 

[jjaddict]

I found the exact ones here, and they are Civil War, wooohooo!!!!!! (*edit* wait, looks like the one you found is the exact same) I love it, sweetest CW find for me yet!! I need to go back to that spot I found it, and see if I can find the rest, not sure I rescanned the hole, bad me!

 

[407floyd]

Good luck. Those things are good sized, so if the rest is there, you should be able to find it.

 

[1859large]

Your find only goes to show that the smallest bits can be the sweetest finds.

Good one there, I am never afraid to check out the little stuff but have never found anything like that.

HH

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