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Title: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: Gadget(Ian) on July 28, 2009, 06:08:30 PM Went out today in between showers and found a nice looking chain.Not rusty not brass cleans up silver in the places i have rubbed.any ideas anybody i thought it might be from a millitry dress uniform chin strap.? or horse furniture.
Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: Gadget(Ian) on July 28, 2009, 06:09:17 PM annother picture
Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: romano-brit on July 28, 2009, 06:15:55 PM does look like a chin strap off a buzzby hat
Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: Neil on July 28, 2009, 06:29:46 PM Looks a tad like chainmail to me. suit of armour underclothing anyone?
Neil Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: Beefy (GARETH) on July 28, 2009, 06:55:10 PM Nice little find Ian nice to get out......... ;D ;D ;D I havent been out for 4 weeks........... >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: DIGGA on July 28, 2009, 09:30:31 PM I WOULD HAVE TO SAY IT LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF CHAINMAIL TOO ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: Chef Geoff on July 28, 2009, 10:09:47 PM I think you were on the money with a chin strap, they are the same on a modern bear skin.
Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: Gadget(Ian) on July 28, 2009, 10:13:26 PM cheers guys.Geoff are they silver.
Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on July 28, 2009, 10:24:05 PM i think it's a chin strap too ian...could be off a bearskin or a ceremonial, firemans brass helmet...byron
Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: Chef Geoff on July 28, 2009, 10:43:14 PM Hi Ian
I think the officers chin straps are silver. The rest are plate. Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: ROMAN STEVE on July 29, 2009, 01:42:28 PM Its a chain off a horses bridal
it goes across in front of the ears just above the eyes you normally get them on cobs Title: Re: Strange Chain any ideas Post by: ROMAN STEVE on July 29, 2009, 01:50:16 PM heres a pic of one of mine i
have got a couple of different types sorry it dont look silver cant get the light right |