Halloween Sort Out

[stanslad]

Detecting rained of so had a sort out of bits found over the years, here's some Halloween type finds with scary beast's & creepy faces.
Oh & the mother in laws been staying with her beast that won't leave me alone!
Clint

[Emily]

Detecting rained of so had a sort out of bits found over the years, here's some Halloween type finds with scary beast's & creepy faces.
Oh & the mother in laws been staying with her beast that won't leave me alone!
Clint

I like the silver looking thing on the left, the ring (obvs) abs the carved tooth at the top. A great range indeed.

Careful, she’ll have you leg when you’re not looking.

[figgis]

Some very appropriate bits there, Clint

The weather put paid to a fair few outings today, I'd imagine. Halloween itself's been cancelled too, by the looks of it.

[Oxgirl]

Great finds and I should probably single out another find to gawp over but I’m so jealous of that decorated Brill ware that I can’t concentrate on the other things. Even the dish brooch, and that is gorgeous too

[TerraBritannia]

Detecting rained of so had a sort out of bits found over the years, here's some Halloween type finds with scary beast's & creepy faces.
Oh & the mother in laws been staying with her beast that won't leave me alone!
Clint

Here's a question for you, if you had to give up all of those very nice finds except one, which one would you hang on to?

[alloverover]

Detecting rained of so had a sort out of bits found over the years, here's some Halloween type finds with scary beast's & creepy faces.
Oh & the mother in laws been staying with her beast that won't leave me alone!
Clint

Some lovely bits and bobs there Clint

Did you ever find out what the silver bit was ? I remember it from years ago and cant remember it getting an ID ?

[shaggybfc]

I’d have said chaffing dish handle

[stanslad]

Some lovely bits and bobs there Clint

Did you ever find out what the silver bit was ? I remember it from years ago and cant remember it getting an ID ?

It's part of a finger guard from a 17th century short sword or rapier Phil,
like this one in Banbury museum.
Clint

[Oxgirl]

It's part of a finger guard from a 17th century short sword or rapier Phil,
like this one in Banbury museum.
Clint

Wow that’s cool How did you ID that one?

[stanslad]

Here's a question for you, if you had to give up all of those very nice finds except one, which one would you hang on to?

Thanks mate
The bird/horse head terminal would be my keeper, it's recorded as possible late Saxon stirrup terminal but I'm not sure, the tendrils that curl around to form the eye's & nostrils have tiny snake eyes in them & the style looks the iron age stater type design?
Clint

[stanslad]

Wow that’s cool How did you ID that one?

It was a couple of years ago Cath, I was at Banbury museum on a Tuesday to see Anni the FLO & hand in some finds, she had someone with her so while waiting had a walk around & see the sword in a civil war display, took some photographs & had a rummage in the don't know tin when I got home, it was found at Banbury Road Bicester where all those new eco houses are now.

[shaggybfc]

Closeish lovely is that

[Dave The Slave]

Very nice and appropriate assortment.
Id of the sword finger guard was brilliant, right time, right place, just like when we find something.
Cheers,
Dave.