some old thingies: please help to ID

[Bilko]

found in a field in Greater London

(or some reason, the pictures aren't fully shown. Better views here and you can click on image to look close:

http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z121 ... %20060910/

this is the one I am particularly interested in:

http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z121 ... nt=007.jpg



1. Cart decorations?





2. Made of lead. Religious?



3. Made of silver. Can't see it being a coin



4.1793. Can't see it being a coin. French

http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z121 ... nt=021.jpg



5. letter f used it printing. How old would this be?



Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tomcat-uk]

Picture one looks like the front end caps that come off shields the Saxons used to buy with the dead soldiers. So you might have stumbled on a Saxon burial site that will explain the death mask face you found as well.
Just a Guess tho lol
TC

[Bilko]

Picture one looks like the front end caps that come off shields the Saxons used to buy with the dead soldiers. So you might have stumbled on a Saxon burial site that will explain the death mask face you found as well.
Just a Guess tho lol
TC

I'm sorry,I'm out

[Tomcat-uk]

Oops
BURY Not buy lol
TC

[Tomcat-uk]

Picture 1 again here is where they were used see the modern copy of the Saxon Shield below the metal bit in the middle.
Hope I am right.
Cheers
TC

[Jayreef]

The top ones are harness boss's or mounts 19th century I think

will look at the others later

[Oldest Swinger]

Phew the title of this thread made me think someone had taken a pic of Me, Wal and Ian whilst out at the weekend.

Seriously though great finds whatever they are and whilst I agree 100% with Jeffers (I can see the scales) it apears the W been struck wrong way round on either the object found or the example given (or am I just too old to see right lol).

Paul

[Bilko]

thanks for the info

Phew the title of this thread made me think someone had taken a pic of Me, Wal and Ian whilst out at the weekend.

Seriously though great finds whatever they are and whilst I agree 100% with Jeffers (I can see the scales) it apears the W been struck wrong way round on either the object found or the example given (or am I just too old to see right lol).

Paul

funny! There must have been 2 versions, one for the royalists and one for the peasants

And the silver thingy has a W on it, too

[Jayreef]

whats the back of the lead head look like ?

[Oldest Swinger]

.....whilst I agree 100% with Jeffers (I can see the scales) it apears the W been struck wrong way round on either the object found or the example given (or am I just too old to see right lol).

Different mint mark is all, Paul. There was A; AA; M; I; W and some others.

Brilliant Ident though Jeffers well done not a lot to go on.

Paul

[Bilko]

can't see anything going on on the back of thr head. It's very flat





better views available here:

http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z121 ... %20060910/

The silver bit has a t over the W I think so good ID as usual! I think it must be a flattened 6d since I can see a bit of writingon it

[piersc]

pictures 15 and 16 in the main link look to me like the pointy dangerous end from a shell
it looks to be threaded on the under rim and also there is what appears to be a setting hole that would take a tool that was used to set the fuse
but i am often wrong just ask my wife she will say the same thing

[Bilko]

thanks.It is from a fuze but I don'tknow what type.It is not like the ones I have found previously