Pair C.1760-80. See Collector’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Revolutionary War, Neumann, P.53 #1, top right for a near identical example found at a Revolutionary War camp site. Beautifully crafted, bronze, 2¾” width (straight measure) decorated throughout. The frames in a series of saltires in squares. The middle as addorsed pierced hearts with floral centers. Finely articulated complex tongues. Crisp with fine patina.
