✅ SOLVED First time I ever dug one of these. No clue

[Dug]

Was out in the wilderness on a timbering tract and dug this 5 inch long thing. Also dug a very pocket worn 1861 Victoria Half Penny about 10 feet away.

The item is solid brass and fairly stout; still has some of the gilt left. No inscribing anywhere.

Anyone?

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

It is a portion of Civilian-usage horseharness equipment, called a Gag Chain. Date is from the very late 1800s into the early-1900s -- and still being made and sold today. See the images below. One is a photo of a newly-made gag-chain for sale right now on the internet. The other image is a scan from the 1907 J.M. Eilers & Co. horse-equipment catalog.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Interesting find, Dug! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Dug]

It is a portion of Civilian-usage horseharness equipment, called a Gag Chain. Date is from the very late 1800s into the early-1900s -- and still being made and sold today. See the images below. One is a photo of a newly-made gag-chain for sale right now on the internet. The other image is a scan from the 1907 J.M. Eilers & Co. horse-equipment catalog.

Thanks CBG!