🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Iron Object Found at Neighbours House

[The Shepherd]

Hi everyone, first post.

One of my buddies talked me into going detecting at my neighbours house as he'd found a bayonet from the War of 1812 era on his property. I used my friends backup detector and found this. We are not quite sure what it is. I thought it was a mounted bottle opener. The neighbour didn't think so because of the square carriage bolt hole at the top. He thinks it's a tiedown or anchor point for a wagon.

Any ideas?

 

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[Mud Hut]

How big is it? What does the other side look like?

 

[The Shepherd]

How big is it? What does the other side look like?

It's about 5" long and is smooth on the back side.

 

[invent4hir]

Please post a side view pic. Also just below the square hole I see 3 (or 4) raised areas. What are those? Anything found nearby? Describe the property (age of the home, is/was it a farm, etc.

 

[ticndig]

what are the letters below the square hole?

 

[The Shepherd]

what are the letters below the square hole?

They are not letters, they are decorative squares.

 

[Gene Mean]

If you flip it something would mount in it, maybe.

 

[Nathan W]

Maybe bottle opener

 

[The Shepherd]

Please post a side view pic. Also just below the square hole I see 3 (or 4) raised areas. What are those? Anything found nearby? Describe the property (age of the home, is/was it a farm, etc.

The back side of the object

Side on picture.

The neighbours house has been there since the early 1900's. There were other metal items found nearby such as a shovel handle, nails, a gear most likely from a cuckoo clock, oil cap from an engine, etc.

 

[The Shepherd]

If you flip it something would mount in it, maybe.

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I told one of the guys it might used to hang a small flag outside your house.

If you flip it something would mount in it, maybe.

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[The Shepherd]

Maybe bottle opener

That's what I originally thought but not everyone thought so.

 

[Nathan W]

That's what I originally thought but not everyone thought so.

Yeah just a guess, or maybe a flag or something stuck out of it

 

[Slug Gun]

Could it be a “boot jack” ?

 

[robertk]

Could it be a “boot jack” ?

Seems a bit small for that.

 

[The Shepherd]

Could it be a “boot jack” ?

I looked up what a Boot Jack is online and it wouldn't be big enough. A boots heel is way bigger than the opening unless the boots were for toddlers.