✅ SOLVED I dont know what it is.....

[deedoubleyou]

But it looks very useful. I've never seen anything like this before. Any ideas?

 

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[1637]

crow bar for removing nails??

 

[HuntinDog]

Rail Road Spike Puller.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Definitely a civil war artillery "Tow Hook." The hook on the end was used for removing "tow" from the fuzehole of artillery shells. "Tow" was hemp fiber tightly packed into the shell's fuzehole to keep out dirt and moisture during storage and shipment from the arsenal to troops in the field. Also used to pry open wooden ammo crates. Your find is worth more than just a few bucks to a civil war artillery collector.

Go here and scroll about halfway down the webpage:
Artillery

For more photos and info, Google "artillery tow hook."

 

[1637]

wow thats cool brad

Definitely a civil war artillery "Tow Hook." The hook on the end was used for removing "tow" rom the fuzehole of artillery shells. "Tow" was hemp fiber tightly packed into the shell's fuzehole to keep out dirt and moisture during storage and shipment from the arsenal to troops in the field. Also used to pry open wooden ammo crates. Your find is worth more than just a few bucks to a civil war artillery collector.

Go here and scroll about halfway down the webpage:
Artillery

For more photos and info, Google "artillery tow hook."

 

[deedoubleyou]

Wow that is amazing. Thank you! I found this in the basement of my grandparents house, which was built in the 1800's and its been told that there was a civil war camp up on the hill, on the neighbors land. I asked my grandpa what it was (he's 91) and he said it was there when they bought the house in the 50's. I've asked the neighbor if I could metal detect up on the hill and they wont let anyone go there because they've had issues with deer poachers. I'm pretty shocked by this tho. I'm assuming the farmer somehow ended up with one and probably used it for stuff well after the war. It was hanging on a wooden beam over a shelf with a handful of late 1800's/early1900's wooden hand planes. My grandpa unloaded and unreal amount of stuff on me and I have to sort through it all.

 

[Yak1366]

Great Find deedoubleyou, Congrats!!!

 

[Yak1366]

Definitely a civil war artillery "Tow Hook." The hook on the end was used for removing "tow" rom the fuzehole of artillery shells. "Tow" was hemp fiber tightly packed into the shell's fuzehole to keep out dirt and moisture during storage and shipment from the arsenal to troops in the field. Also used to pry open wooden ammo crates. Your find is worth more than just a few bucks to a civil war artillery collector.

Go here and scroll about halfway down the webpage:
Artillery

For more photos and info, Google "artillery tow hook."

Great ID TCBG!!! I noticed the one pictured from your link does not have the "claw" or "nail pulling" feature, do you think deedoubleyou's piece was repurposed after the war or are there other models known to sport that feature?

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Some models of artillery tow hook had the nail-puller slot in the claw, and others didn't. Here's a link to a photo of one with the nail-puller slot, at civilwarartillery.com. Scroll to the bottom of the webpage and click on the thumbnail photo. You'll have to look closely to see the slot, but it's there. Tools

 

[kingskid1611]

Now that is some amazing history with your place there. I am envious but fascinated by what may be hiding in your back yard. Good Luck on finding more.

 

[deedoubleyou]

I think there will be a lot to be found. I quickly discovered that at least one time when the place was re-roofed, piles of nails ended up everywhere lol. It can be a pain to sift through, but below is my very first good find there after only looking around for a half hour.... looks like a plumbing or gas knob of some sort. Either way, its old and I've barely scratched the surface with the metal detector yet... Honestly there is so much in the garage I am still taking loads from there to my property. The garage is so old it has to be torn down soon and there isnt any stopping it now. My grandpa knew I was the only one who would see a lot more than a just pile of junk in that stuff, so he asked me to load it up and take it home. There are still farm tools there from the original owners of the house! Even stuff like the original ceramic sinks and the old gas stove, when my pap replaced all that stuff in the 50's, he kept all the original stuff, including doors and windows and put them neatly in the garage. Old tin ceiling tiles --an amazing amount of stuff that every antique collector in my area would want to see honestly lol. I will never have another chance in my life, I'm sure, to gather as much history as I just have in the last week. It is such an honor I am still waiting to wake up from this dream lol.

A cool find with the AT pro....

 

[sprailroad]

Rail Road Spike Puller.

Ah HA! I can finally make an informed answer; No, it is NOT a railroad spike puller. What you have pictured is a "claw bar". If I never pick up one again...................

 

[SkaBa]

Gas shutoff key. Nice.

 

[1637]

use a rare earth magnet on the end for a piece of pvc to pick up those nails, so you can get to the good stuff.
good luck brad