✅ SOLVED found on a 19th century home site.

[philou-23]

Hi, I have found that yesterday, detecting an old house site. that looks like bronze with a dark green patina, and there was an iron rivet or a nail just next to the little handle.
is there someone who can tell me what it is?

 

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[taz42o]

That is a buggy pole end.

 

[philou-23]

of course... I knew I had seen that before, but couln't figure what it was exactly.. thank you taz42o..