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...looks like an escutcheon off of a piece of furniture, maybe a door.The oval, football-type pulls that I have seen you dig have a square iron shaft don't they? Since it's unsymetrical it might've had a mirror image twin.
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It looks like pewter from here.There doesn't seem to be any attachment points in the back therefore it would seem to be a recessed handle for something.I wonder if it might be for an early dish/server.The reason I feel this is possible is that I have detected early (ca. 1820) pottery sherds of turreens, I believe, that have handles made of lead (which was a total surprise to me)fused on them.Lead and pewter being poor conductors of heat, they work ok for grabbing a hot dish.I guess you could put such a handle on a dish by dipping it the molten metal when it is being formed.If you look at the inside of that object it gives the impression that it was cast over something.It might not be that at all but it's probably along those lines.Is that iron I see in the back recess?
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...yikes, there's more! Didn't see the last two. Now we're talking! Nice ordinace collar pin (I got a 7th regiment just like that) and a... standby one <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
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That's cool, what does your 7th date?
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I'm guessing 1880's-1900
Here's the history:
>>The Canadian Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
(MG)-
This Regiment was first organized on 27 April 1866 as the 7th Battalion of Infantry, Prince Arthur's Own, from six volunteer companies that dated back to 1855. Within its first two years the designation changed to 7th Battalion of Infantry, and then to 7th Battalion London Light Infantry. In 1880 it was redesignated the 7th Battalion Fusiliers. In 1900 it was redesignated 7th Regiment Fusiliers. After WWI it took over the designation The Western Ontario Regiment, which had been held by 1 CEF during the war. In 1924 it reverted to The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). In 1936 the Regiment amalgamated with Headquarters and "A" Company of 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC and became the Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (MG). The "MG" designation was dropped in January 1942, but was reinstated two months later. In 1954 the Regiment was amalgamated with the Oxford Rifles to become the London and Oxford Fusiliers (3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment).<<
Here's the history:
>>The Canadian Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)
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This Regiment was first organized on 27 April 1866 as the 7th Battalion of Infantry, Prince Arthur's Own, from six volunteer companies that dated back to 1855. Within its first two years the designation changed to 7th Battalion of Infantry, and then to 7th Battalion London Light Infantry. In 1880 it was redesignated the 7th Battalion Fusiliers. In 1900 it was redesignated 7th Regiment Fusiliers. After WWI it took over the designation The Western Ontario Regiment, which had been held by 1 CEF during the war. In 1924 it reverted to The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). In 1936 the Regiment amalgamated with Headquarters and "A" Company of 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC and became the Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (MG). The "MG" designation was dropped in January 1942, but was reinstated two months later. In 1954 the Regiment was amalgamated with the Oxford Rifles to become the London and Oxford Fusiliers (3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment).<<
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Steve, what do you mean by Collar Ordnance? This is a collar badge (or Collar dog) The flaming Grenade design means that the Unit is Fusiler or Grenadier. Now they way you can determine the Flaming Badge is by counting the Flames. I can't off hand remember which is which But Ordnance, Engineer ect all use ( or did use) a differant number of flames on the Grenade badge. As you know over the years many differant units used Unmarked Flaming Grenades as Collars, counting the flames allowed you to ID which type of unit each was. Sounds a but far fetched, thats the way it worked.
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This is a 7th Battn CEF coller Badge 1914-1919
Dean Owen
Whitby Ontario
Dean Owen
Whitby Ontario
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6th Canadian Railway Troops.Grenadier or fusiler? Lotsa flames here.
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Thats an interesting one. If they were using the Flaming Grenade there must have been a reason. Perhaps ( just a guess) This unit was originaly formed as an Inf Battn ( or at least the majority of it was) This was not unusual for our Troops in WW1. Perhaps for some reason these Troops worked On Ordnance Trains. I will ask around about this.
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The 6th CRT started as the 228th Battn CEF ( The Northern Fusiliers) Also CTRs were under the Command of the Canadian Engineers, they also used the Flaming Grenade for Collars.
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