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Title: Identifying a coat of arms
Post by: Dan Guzman on Sunday 02 October 16 21:54 BST (UK)
Any help would be appreciated.  It appears to be an "HMS" or some variant of the three letters.  Thanks all!
Title: Re: Identifying a coat of arms
Post by: Little Nell on Sunday 02 October 16 22:08 BST (UK)
I'm afraid I don't think that this is a coat of arms.  It does seem to be a number of letters entwined -someone's monogram perhaps.  And there might be a large number of people with those letters as their initials.

Probably not what you wanted to hear  :-\

Nell

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Title: Re: Identifying a coat of arms
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 02 October 16 22:15 BST (UK)
Welcome from me, too! ;D

I agree with Nell.
It's not a coat-of-arms.
Title: Re: Identifying a coat of arms
Post by: Viktoria on Sunday 02 October 16 22:55 BST (UK)
No not a coat of arms.
I can see a small S between an H, the other scrolls look like just decoration.
How big is it?
What is it made from ,metal,wood ,terracotta,stone?
It could even be Harrow School--now there`s a thought.
Where did it come from?
You`ve got us all wondering now!I might not get to sleep tonight  ;D      Viktoria.
Title: Re: Identifying a coat of arms
Post by: Dan Guzman on Monday 03 October 16 01:30 BST (UK)
Thank you everyone for the help. I actually found this on the banks of the Missouri river in Bellevue, NE in 1975.  I was 10 years old and searching with a metal detector.  It is about 2" x 2" and it made of steel.  It appears to be very old and shows some surface rust.  It is very heavy. There are no other markings. Obviously a stylized cipher /monogram of some kind.  Either SH or HMS.  Any other ideas?

Dan
Title: Re: Identifying a coat of arms
Post by: Viktoria on Monday 03 October 16 18:17 BST (UK)
Is there anything to show it might have been attached to anything -horse harness- such as a loop?
Any significant events around that area, Civil War  for example .
Could  it be from a tractor ,harvester , farm vehicle ?
I did nod off eventually!Viktoria.
Title: Re: Identifying a coat of arms
Post by: cathyheggenstaller on Sunday 07 October 18 18:17 BST (UK)
What a great find.  This is a monogram.  The last name would be the H.  The first and middle names would be NS.  Many people, including members of my family, went by their middle names so the initials could be SMH or MSH.  Since you found this along the river, there is a very good chance it was washed down river by a flood.  That makes it next to impossible to locate the owner.  You could take it to the university or a museum and they actually have machines that can scan the object to determine the age of the object.  Good luck and keep us posted on what you discover.