Coat of Arms of Coucy - messengers badge?

fernando · 24th September 2020, 10:53 AM

Excelent find Andreas, that picture of a messenger

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I had (if i should) doubts about what kind of attire they wore, whether hard (armour) or soft clothes. In this case as shown, your badge would not be in the adequate material, but instead a textile one.
On the other hand, i would not agree that your example was fixed to wherever place by tying it with thread; besides being too soft to hold metal edges, the hole in the lower (V) corner would not be in the convenient position for thread binding.
I would bet on it to be riveted (nailed) to a hard material; leather, wood (a chest), metal ... whatever.

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24th September 2020, 10:53 AM	#17
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Excelent find Andreas, that picture of a messenger . I had (if i should) doubts about what kind of attire they wore, whether hard (armour) or soft clothes. In this case as shown, your badge would not be in the adequate material, but instead a textile one. On the other hand, i would not agree that your example was fixed to wherever place by tying it with thread; besides being too soft to hold metal edges, the hole in the lower (V) corner would not be in the convenient position for thread binding. I would bet on it to be riveted (nailed) to a hard material; leather, wood (a chest), metal ... whatever.