Found this on a old site. First the Native Americans were here. They didn't make it. Then the Spanish came. They didn't make it. Then the English and French came, they may have made it. All these people groups visited this site. Then the US became a nation. I think we made it. I did not personally make it.
Cast brass, sand cast with a mold seam on the inside of the "U" still visible. Very heavy. Longest length 95 mm or 3 5/8" long. Inside diameter of the "U" is 47mm or 1 7/8", the size of the brass main body part is 14 x 12 mm and is a little miscast. The round pieces are 12mm in diameter and extend 12mm or 1/2" from the main rectangularly shaped "U". I has a serial # on it, hand stamped in rather old font, 2328. Reminds me of some of the stampings on Civil War cannons and carriages.
At this site Washington visited, Lafayette visited, we have found War of 1812 and Civil War Union buttons on the site. There was some CW activity within a few miles and we're finding spent .32 Smith and Wesson rimfire cartridge casings and .44 Henry rifle casings on the site.
So....Whatzit?
Cast brass, sand cast with a mold seam on the inside of the "U" still visible. Very heavy. Longest length 95 mm or 3 5/8" long. Inside diameter of the "U" is 47mm or 1 7/8", the size of the brass main body part is 14 x 12 mm and is a little miscast. The round pieces are 12mm in diameter and extend 12mm or 1/2" from the main rectangularly shaped "U". I has a serial # on it, hand stamped in rather old font, 2328. Reminds me of some of the stampings on Civil War cannons and carriages.
At this site Washington visited, Lafayette visited, we have found War of 1812 and Civil War Union buttons on the site. There was some CW activity within a few miles and we're finding spent .32 Smith and Wesson rimfire cartridge casings and .44 Henry rifle casings on the site.
So....Whatzit?
