Description
Dug Relic Escutcheons – For Fowler & Cartridge Box.
This two brass escutcheons were dug in Western Massachusetts. The shield shaped one is plane with a beveled edge. 1 1/4 inch high. It has two prongs for attaching to (I believe) a cartridge box from the 18th Century. It has a nice untouched patina.
The other one, is heart shaped with a decorative border, and has a center lug with extension broken off that most likely went through the wrist of a musket or fowling piece, just behind the breech tang, and fastened by nut beneath the trigger guard.
Both were recent finds from a working site.
Additional information
| Weight | .5 lbs |
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