Boot heel plate or possible silver

[allison86]

Hello I dug this up at the old army fort during the Civil War I done some research and I found a picture of part of a brass boot plate that looks a lot like this. Before I dug this up the garrett at pro gave me a signal about 77 or 75 on pro mode and iron disc on 36 I cleaned it of a little and it looks like silver I don't think it was brass to began with . Here are front and back pictures

 

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[allison86]

 

[mcl]

If it is a boot plate, how do you propose that they affixed it to the bottom of the boot? Civil war-era super glue? I see no screw holes in that piece.

Unfortunately this is just one of the many examples of "who knows" type finds that show up here. It could be everything from a brake pad from a 1993 Special Edition Barbie Car to a broken piece from the English crown. Personally I think it is some sort of broken piece off a random farming implement. I doubt even the farmer who had to replace it could identify it at this point from that picture alone. Do all the standard tests, e.g., magnet, weight, etc. If it isn't iron and it might be something worth scrapping, throw it in a bin. If it is iron, walk to the yard of a neighbor you really hate and toss it on the lawn. Then wait around for the next time they mow and sit around and relax.

-mcl

 

[allison86]

I thought it could be a part of one

 

[relic lover]

It does not look like a boot plate to me. If you dug it up during the Civil War it's probably from pre-civil war LOL

 

[Tony in SC]

Broken part of a seal or with the worn groove, part of a bearing surface. Tony

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I agree with Tony in SC.Here are pictures of some different bearings.