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Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« 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..

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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2013, 07:03:37 pm »
Hood???....I see a toy soldier...made of what looks like white metal...
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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #2 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..

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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2013, 07:10:31 pm »


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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #4 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..
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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2013, 07:21:35 pm »
Size ??  What does it look to be made of ??

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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2013, 07:25:35 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
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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #7 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?)

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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #8 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 !!

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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2013, 07:30:42 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 !!

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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2013, 07:32:30 pm »
I,ve got a biggish arse...but No bloody know it all book.... ;D
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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #11 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..

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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2013, 10:31:26 pm »
Beat me to it....has to be from a trophy!!!
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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2013, 10:36:26 pm »
Maybe from looking at the uniform, someone knows a time period on it?

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Re: Cast Iron Policeman Hood Ornamant?
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2013, 03:57:06 am »
Looks like early 20th century.
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