Brass marker?

[Almy]

I found this near early buttons and a 1734 coin. It is crushed but appears to have once been round. It looks like it would fit on a rod and point to something. The little holes appear to be for a pin. These are agricultural fields so it could be something from that type of equipment but it looks older.

 

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[Kieth-Tx]

Have seen that piece before...think it is off an old Percussion or Flintlock rifle fore stock.

 

[romeo-1]

It looks like the butt part of a ram rod guide...the part that's on the stock of the gun...just a guess.

 

[DirtDigler]

Yup, ramrod guide where it meets the front of the stock. Usually a flintlock, but some flintlocks were adapted to percussion cap rifles, so that's difficult to say for certain.