Gatling gun? Probably not but what is it?

[Older The Better]

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Found this reminds me of a Gatling gun but my guess is it’s the inner bits of some piece of farming equipment, likely 100 years old but don’t know what it came from

 

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[Red James Cash]

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[Blak bart]

I cant see the pics, but sure would like to.

 

[Older The Better]

Sorry first time trying to do it from my phone, might have to go through the laptop

 

[Older The Better]

 

[Blak bart]

Boy.....aside from being to small for a gatling.....it does look like a cylinder for a gun of some sort. Not a cylinder part that I've ever seen, but others may recognize it. Will be interesting to here what the experts here say. Pics came out good that time.

 

[trdking]

Looks like a wheel off the face of a meat grinder.

 

[Red James Cash]

Also looks like the handle of an outside water faucet.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Also looks like the handle of an outside water faucet.

Thats exactly what I was think too.

 

[mike b]

Ejector face plate from an old revolver cylinder ?

 

[BootyBros]

Ejector face plate from an old revolver cylinder ?

I was thinking the same... hmmm

 

[Red James Cash]

Not a revolver part.

 

[firemanphob]

looks like the impeller from a small centrifugal pump.

 

[Madmox]

It has those 6 ratching lugs. Gatling guns were driven by worm gears.

 

[Older The Better]

I thought water faucet at first too but, why would it have the ratchet deals on the outside and iron would be an odd choice

 

[Madmox]

And it seems huge for a water faucet shut off. Diameter of a sharpie marker.

 

[releventchair]

Does not seem firearm related to me either.
The ratchet type ears also hint at something else.
A seed plate or classifying device maybe. Flour sifter or.....??

 

[flinthunter]

I believe it is a planter plate from an old one row corn planter.

 

[A2coins]

hmmm

 

[invent4hir]

The way the teeth are shaped and all in the same direction reminds me of the gears found on a winch/come along. With the one side being flat, that was designed to be flush with something else. Where was it found (ex. a farm field) and was anything found nearby?