Door Knocker to the Captains Quarters on a Pirate Ship????

[dcooper1]

Still living at the beach this week. We went back to the site where the large 3-diamond ring was lost and where my brother found the really nice ring the other day.(http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?action=view;topic=139927.0;)
We had one heck of a storm here this morning with almost 3 inches of rain!!! The tide was going out and the waves were pounding the beach. I was hunting perpendicular to the water, working a search pattern from the dunes to as far as the waves would allow me. I was following a wave out when I got a really good signal. It read 7 inches. I started digging quickly as the next wave was getting ready to come in. Of course I didn't get to my target before the wave came in, chased me up the beach, and filled my hole with water and sand. Three more times to the hole between waves and digging like crazy and I saw a glimmer of what I thought for about a thousandth of second was a gold bar. I quickly grabbed it as the next wave was fast approaching. I took off up to the dry sand, laughing the whole way.
I have found a LOT of stuff but this is one of the most unique ones.

Please feel free to take a guess at what you think it is. I have included a picture of the bottom as well, there aren't any attachment points so I have no idea what it is, other than a door knocker to the Captains Quarters on a Pirate Ship!!!!

 

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[Silver_Fox]

That is cool.

 

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[Ray in CA]

I took off up to the dry sand, laughing the whole way.

hehe, I got a good chuckle out of this.

I have no idea either what it is, but it has to be one of the most interesting finds recently!

Ray

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Interesting find! HH, Mike

 

[dcooper1]

heres a longhorn steer door knocker..not the same metal as yours..the one you have appears to have indents where the horns meet the skull,maybe for some kind of straps held it there

http://www.thehardwarehut.com/catalog-product.php?p_ref=21883&iorb=4764

Shawn

Shawn, that door knocker looks really close, by the dimensions given also. But the mystery is still the lack of an attachment point. Thanks for taking the time too research it.

 

[dcooper1]

Can ya open up a bottle of beer with it ?? That would be a double treasure......

COOL FIND !!!!

PLL

PLL,
Thats a really good thought!!! I immediately took the thing to the fridge, unfortunately it's been a long week at the beach and there wern't any unopened beer bottles left. I did try the fit on a bottle with a plastic top, the notch in the teeth fit it pretty well. I will have to go buy some more beer today!!! Dang it!!!!

 

[xlthunter]

What kind of metal is it?

 

[Kiros32]

That thing is worthless. Go back to the beach and look for one of these.... :P :P





GIG' EM AGGIES!!!!!!

 

[JCsilver]

Are the tips of the horns broke off? Or does it look like it is made like that? Brass knuckles?

Anyway Its cool, makes a great papper weight or art piece.
-JC

 

[Snowdragon]

I have one but it's not brass. I keep it in my bookcase. Here's a link to one similar to yours. http://www.horsesaddleshop.com/solbrassteer.html

 

[RUDY2003]

Here in TEXAS we know that is a small hood ornament.
"Hook Em Horns"
Texas, The University...........

 

[nebstater]

Looks like one of those Texas Longhorn cattle drives sorta got lost. Talk about a bunch of drunken cowboys!

 

[UnEarthed72]

heres a longhorn steer door knocker..not the same metal as yours..the one you have appears to have indents where the horns meet the skull,maybe for some kind of straps held it there

http://www.thehardwarehut.com/catalog-product.php?p_ref=21883&iorb=4764

Shawn

Shawn, that door knocker looks really close, by the dimensions given also. But the mystery is still the lack of an attachment point. Thanks for taking the time too research it.

No problem.....trying to match unknown finds is pretty fun,and i know what you mean about the lack of attachment points...it's leading me to believe it may be a paper weight or something else along those lines

 

[dcooper1]

Are the tips of the horns broke off? Or does it look like it is made like that? Brass knuckles?

Anyway Its cool, makes a great papper weight or art piece.
-JC

I would say it is made like that (flat tips). There are a few scratches on both of the tips and on the back set of "teeth". The scratch on the bottom of the right horn I'm sure is from me digging like a madman to retreive it before the next wave filled my hole and swept me away

Once again, most of the fun of detecting is trying to figure out what you have found!!!

 

[Urban Prospector]

Looks like a boot jack thou it's hard to tell how big it is.Set it on the ground, step on it's facewith one foot, slid your boot heel in the horns and pull your foot out of the boot, repeat in reverse for other foot.

 

[Nana40]

What a cool find! Good luck on the ID!

Nana

 

[Southern_Boy]

Have no clue..if you find out lets us all know.

 

[Hangingfor8]

My buddy had a belt and the buckle looked alot like that. I don't think the actual skull had anything to do with the buckle. I remember telling him he looked like an idiot with it on considering he's a city boy. lol

 

[imafishingnutt]

Well worth the Banner thats cool

I was thinking bottle opener but i dont see any thing worn on it.

hood ornament is my first guess.
i have an eagle one and its big and heavy.

 

[UnEarthed72]

The curiosity is killing me lol

 

[golden silver]

THAT IS EASY. This is what remains of the golden calf destroyed by moses. Throw that thing away man that is bad joojoo

-Golden Silver