🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Brass piece

[ncsuwolf]

Any ideas on what this is? Found near Richmond va on a 1850-1980 homesite. It’s brass, ~4” long overall. The “head” of the item is roughly size of a quarter

 

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[vhs07]

My first thought was part of a hinge from a fireplace tong, but I can't find anything close.

 

[HuntinDog]

Clean it up a bit more and we might have a better idea