Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
As simple as they are to make and use, I can't imagine they were not in use. Cheap, simple, utilitarian... and found on period battle fields! I'll keep using mine.
If I recall correctly, the articles about recent battlefield finds at Culloden pictured an annular (complete circle) brooch, NOT a penannular ("almost a circle") type. Will have to search for the articles again....