NSBO Ornament?

[Pagan]

Seasons greetings to you all

My lovely wife brought me this little ornament for xmas. I am thinking this looks like a Car hood Ornament (Mascot) but am unsure, so can someone please help me out on what this is.

The device measures 80mm high, 73mm wide and has D.R.G.M at the base before the threaded section.

Along with this my wife also got me a NSBO stickpin...ahhh got love a women who understands my other passion.

I was thinking of mounting this in some nice native wood with a brass plaque once I know what it was used for.

Thanks in advance

Mel the Kiwi

[Scowen]

Certainly looks like a hood ornament to me. Very nice present, well done.

Cheers

Don

[Pagan]

Certainly looks like a hood ornament to me. Very nice present, well done.

Cheers

Don

Hi Don

I have consequently found out that this is a fake. The dealer I brought it off (one of the most respected dealers in my country) was very understandable, when I pointed out what was pointed out to me. Bit of a bugger really, but these things happen.

Oh yeah the signs it was a fake were:

1: The NSBO swas was never on a angle, always displayed the same way. All NSBO items I have show the swas displayed the same way and not on an angle.

2: The angle of the arm is not quite right

3: The casting seam is of poor quality

Told the lovely wife and she understood kind of...

Mel the kiwi

[Scowen]

That is indeed a shame, another reason why I stay away from pole tops & such, I don't know anything about them. But now that you mention it, the Swaz on all the NSBO pins etc I've seen are always static & not mobile, I'd never noticed it before.

Cheers

Don