CW related?

[Elliott Ness]

Found this in a field near the battle at Crampton's Gap. We have found CW spurs, buckles, bullets, and coins at this site so far. I'm just not sure if this is CW related or not? Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks and happy hunting.

 

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[RPG]

Kinda looks like a trigger. Need more pics from different angles.

 

[Monty]

A little electrolysis would do wonders on that piece. Kinda' looks like a broken piece of a trigger guard to me. Really too corroded to tell much. Monty

 

[civil war hunter]

The gap was that in GA or KT or TN?

 

[harold499]

It looks like the lever portion off of a spencer repeating carbine. You may locate the rest of it close by.

 

[Elliott Ness]

Crampton's Gap is in Maryland near south mountian. Thanks Harold 499, and you can bet that I wil be going back again to searching for other parts. Thanks again.

 

[IronSpike]

Which model of spencer level repeating carbine is it from? Can you post a pic of it?

I do think the relic is from a trigger guard/lever/or trigger, just not sure which one.

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[dcinffxva]

The trigger guard, and lever of a Spencer are the same piece. Here is a photo. The model used during the war was the model 1860.

 

[civil war hunter]

Kind of like this?
This was my great grandfathers.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Beautiful rifles, but I think its stretching it to connect this piece with a Spencer Rifle.

 

[dcinffxva]

I have to agree that this will be a tough to ID piece. I put up the Spencer pic to compare to. I don't beliece it is a trigger guard, or lever action from the CW. Also for comparison, here is a US 1861/1863 triggerguard and trigger assembly.

 

[Elliott Ness]

I would agree with the last two posts. Just not sure what it could be. I plan on putting it through some electrolysis to see if it helps any? It a pretty thin piece as well its just got a weird shape to it? Thanks again.