Could be a hanger for a dress sword(or part thereof). Maybe a part of a
dress rigging for another item(like for a flagbearer or instrument),
though those are both outside the realm that I collect. Might even be
just a watch fob.
Hi there, I think you are right in that this isn't a military piece.
I've seen similiar quill designs on scholastic and poetry awards, and
this probably fall into that category... perhaps maybe even for some
sort of administration work. Based on the ...