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Title: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: moguttagame on April 09, 2013, 07:01:05 pm
Found this deep in the woods, in a "Do Not Enter section of a small mountain range in San Jose, Cali. Please help identify! Initials GC on the back, above copyright symbol..
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2pradqr.jpg)
MoGuttaGame at gmail dot com
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: bigwull on April 09, 2013, 07:03:37 pm
Hood???....I see a toy soldier...made of what looks like white metal...
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: moguttagame on April 09, 2013, 07:07:33 pm
sry, i should have mentioned that there is a screw at the bottom, that i'm holding. like a hood ornament..
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: moguttagame on April 09, 2013, 07:10:31 pm
(http://i49.tinypic.com/212y4wp.jpg)
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: bigwull on April 09, 2013, 07:18:47 pm
Yes, now that we have this info...i could see this, being on the front of a car....just waiting to be ripped off by a disgruntled passerby...who was,nt into guns...it looks to be about 4in high...so bit is the right size...may i suggest you make a wooden plinth and mount it on..it..
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: mart on April 09, 2013, 07:21:35 pm
Size ??  What does it look to be made of ??
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: bigwull on April 09, 2013, 07:25:35 pm
Quote from: mart on April 09, 2013, 07:21:35 pm
Size ??  What does it look to be made of ??
Mart...just looking at it..you of all people should be able to determine the size of it...the span of a normal hand is 4in..."nag measurement".... ;D
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: Rauville on April 09, 2013, 07:28:33 pm
Look's like it was mounted on a marksman trophy at one time. (You sure that "Do Not Enter" section where you found it wasn't a gun range at one time?)
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: mart on April 09, 2013, 07:29:29 pm
Didn`t look that close !! Doesn`t look like cast iron from the pic !! It would have rusted !!
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: mart on April 09, 2013, 07:30:42 pm
Quote from: Rauville on April 09, 2013, 07:28:33 pm
Look's like it was mounted on a marksman trophy at one time. (You sure that "Do Not Enter" section where you found it wasn't a gun range at one time?)

I agree Rauville !!
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: bigwull on April 09, 2013, 07:32:30 pm
I,ve got a biggish arse...but No bloody know it all book.... ;D
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: moguttagame on April 09, 2013, 09:35:54 pm
Marksman trophy, thank u Rauville! After seeing the images on google, its gotta be that. thanks again..
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: KC on April 09, 2013, 10:31:26 pm
Beat me to it....has to be from a trophy!!!
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: moguttagame on April 09, 2013, 10:36:26 pm
Maybe from looking at the uniform, someone knows a time period on it?
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: ghopper1924 on April 10, 2013, 03:57:06 am
Looks like early 20th century.
Title: Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
Post by: KC on April 10, 2013, 10:05:10 pm
Here's one for the US Army....
http://www.etsy.com/listing/117916936/us-army-marksmanship-trophy-1964?ref=market (http://www.etsy.com/listing/117916936/us-army-marksmanship-trophy-1964?ref=market)