Quote Originally Posted by Scooter View Post
I agree that the eagle is not a typical American eagle.
So when I saw it, it seemed like someone took a Union Eagle from the 1870s-1890s period and dropped down the shield

http://www.ushist.com/img/props/imag...olid-brass.jpg

Or

https://m.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2431/lots/543

Or, this even older version

https://nmscarcheologylab.files.word...7/1568_001.jpg

https://nmscarcheologylab.files.word...sama_eagle.jpg

I suspect a craftsman in Scotland may have been asked for a description and the person who had it made provided

An American Eagle, wings spread, facing forward clutching a Union Shield in its talons....

Also, there are numerous historic examples of the American Union Eagle facing to the viewers left and the viewers right. That is different than the Seal of the United States and the way it was adopted with its facings.

Just a thought.

Rod