2009 What is it #1

[Jerry1NJ]

Anybody have any ideas what this is. I seen one before on the forum. Merry Christmas!!!!

 

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[duggap]

It is a tent tie down devise, that lets you adjust the tension on the line. Should be post civil war, about spanish american war era.

 

[DanB]

looks like the tension-er for bicycle goose neck......

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[kuger]

As said it is a tent rope tightner but I have dug them in 1860's sites

 

[Montana Jim]

Yup. Tent guy.

 

[Jerry1NJ]

Great ID! Found it at a park which was a civil war training camp. Also found a 1860 Indian and a black powder can lid. Thanks!!

 

[DirtyMike]

This is a tent adjuster for sure and I have dug a few (all in Civil War camps).

 

[vayank54]

Like several said it is a tent rope adjuster. They started using them during the civil war but most are Span-Am period. All the ones I've dug were from civil war sites.