Found at 1921 house. What in the world is this??!!??

[Ace 350]

I found this today and was about 7 inches deep. It gave me a very good signal. What is this??

 

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[vhs07]

Half of a gate from an old gate valve.

 

[bradyboy]

could use some better pictures
Im not feeling the gate valve part idea
could use better pics of the ends
any indication of threaded parts
what is the material
weighted flapper?
IMO
Brady

 

[nathan104]

Maybe used to remove bottle caps?