- Mar 5, 2010
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Let me preface this post by saying that I have retired from the work force for the third and last time. Now that I have all the time in the world I decided what better way to pass it than by posting iron items here hoping for an ID. I found these parts a while back at a native American site that was burned in 1817-18 by the state militia in a terrible case of mistaken identity. The militia thought this was a hostile tribe when, in fact it was a friendly one who had given aid to Andrew Jackson when he came through here just a few months earlier.
Anyway, these four items were found at one house site. I am pretty sure the piece at the top left is a "cock" from a flintlock gun that the native Americans were known to have. The next piece I have no idea about. The third piece may be the hammer from a small percussion gun. It has a pivot point at the bottom and the tang on the side was more pronounced before I used electrolysis to clean it up some. The fourth piece I thought might be a part of a trigger guard but the oblong hole makes me doubt that. It is asymmetrical with a flare at the end opposite the hole and appears that it may have broke at that point.
Thanks for any and all help.
Anyway, these four items were found at one house site. I am pretty sure the piece at the top left is a "cock" from a flintlock gun that the native Americans were known to have. The next piece I have no idea about. The third piece may be the hammer from a small percussion gun. It has a pivot point at the bottom and the tang on the side was more pronounced before I used electrolysis to clean it up some. The fourth piece I thought might be a part of a trigger guard but the oblong hole makes me doubt that. It is asymmetrical with a flare at the end opposite the hole and appears that it may have broke at that point.
Thanks for any and all help.
