From a 1700s French Church Site

[romeo-1]

No clue really. Some sort of buckle perhaps...

 

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[Hillbilly Prince]

Maybe a keyhole plate? No, guess not.

 

[gunsil]

It looks like it was riveted to leather. Maybe a pouch or purse or leather trunk closure part?

 

[bradyboy]

trunk lock cover plate?
brady

 

[Force_of_Iron]

Looks like something that may have been on an old leather book binding to me. A hinge strap or some other book component common with large books back in the day (such as large bibles)

 

[ARC]

escutcheon plate.

 

[namxat]

Maybe a keyhole plate? No, guess not.

Hmmm, why not?

The middle hole kinda of screams: "insert double bit key here". At least to me.

Arrr, youst saying .... Old churchyards in Europe often have things lying around which belong below ground.....

TO decides if its good to dig there. Could well be a kind of coffin mount.


Regards

Namxat

 

[romeo-1]

Looks like something that may have been on an old leather book binding to me. A hinge strap or some other book component common with large books back in the day (such as large bibles)

This makes sense...also found this bit in the same spot. More bible bindings perhaps...

 

[DCMatt]

Looks like something that may have been on an old leather book binding to me. A hinge strap or some other book component common with large books back in the day (such as large bibles)

Agree. Book/Bible clasp.

 

[Force_of_Iron]

Im gonna like everyone who agrees with me

 

[DCMatt]

Im gonna like everyone who agrees with me

I agree. We like likes.

 

[Force_of_Iron]

I agree. We like likes.

Good try but I can't give you another lest it appear unseemly :/

 

[CRUSADER]

This makes sense...also found this bit in the same spot. More bible bindings perhaps...

Too thinker brass, the hole was for a screw into wood.

 

[Force_of_Iron]

Too thinker brass, the hole was for a screw into wood.

Maybe- maybe not. Some of those books were bound in wood but also could be leather with a rivet. The size is about right.

 

[CRUSADER]

Maybe- maybe not. Some of those books were bound in wood but also could be leather with a rivet. The size is about right.

Found hundreds of book clasps/hasps (book furniture), none like that.

 

[Force_of_Iron]

 

[Force_of_Iron]

 

[CRUSADER]

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Found all those types & more, none like the one posted, as stated earlier.

 

[Force_of_Iron]

Break the hinge pin off the top right (its most fragile point) and the similarities are quite close actually