Looking to identify

[harris1]

 

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[JOHUNT]

Looks like a large nail or "spike" that was bent.
I'm sure the youth from that time didn't don large "gauge" ear studs!

 

[Itsmine]

Looks like a large square nail.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

looks like the flat part would have be mounted to something. Reminds me of a bull horn!

 

[frankendime]

For nailing around corners

 

[taz42o]

What type of metal is it?

 

[bigfoot1]

I found one in a tree about 7 feet up.Asked my detecting partner if he knew why it was there.He was sure it was for field dressing a deer.If there are hammer marks on the side...bam...there you have it.

 

[DCMatt]

Could it be a pipr tamper/tool?



Very similar in shape to this one.

DCMatt

 

[mical66]

i am thinking some kind of hook , but it would be hard to drive in to the wood with the angle it is made in.
but on the other hand if you had a existing hole to stick it into the down force would make the point dig into the top of the hole and lock it in place like a scotch.......but honestly im not sure..looks cool though.

 

[taz42o]

Well if its bronze or copper, It looks like part of a slave token.

Lot of 2 "Duoro" Shipwreck Bronze Manillas or Slave Tokens from Prior to 1843

 

[CRUSADER]

Well if its bronze or copper, It looks like part of a slave token.

Lot of 2 "Duoro" Shipwreck Bronze Manillas or Slave Tokens from Prior to 1843

Exactly what I thought, its a cut & shaped piece of Manilla, probably made in Birmingham or UK. No idea why you would do that to it.

 

[harris1]

Thanks for info is there a simple test to determine if its brass. I'm thinking cast iron but am unsure.

 

[harris1]

Magnetic yes

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks for info is there a simple test to determine if its brass. I'm thinking cast iron but am unsure.

Its Bronze I can tell from the photo.

 

[taz42o]

Magnetic yes

If a magnet sticks to it its not brass or bronze at least not old bronze ,So i guess its not a slave token.

 

[CRUSADER]

If a magnet sticks to it its not brass or bronze at least not old bronze ,So i guess its not a slave token.

1884.99.42 - Pitt Rivers Museum

Here is an iron Manilla version. To be honest I thought they only did brass & Bronze (it looked very bronze toned in the picture), plus I have seen some white metal versions.

 

[taz42o]

I never knew there were iron ones.
Glad you researched that I didnt bother since it was not bronze, brass or copper.

 

[CRUSADER]

I never knew there were iron ones.
Glad you researched that I didnt bother since it was not bronze, brass or copper.

US Slave: MANILLA: MONEY OF THE SLAVE TRADE

I got the link from this US Slave trade site. So everything adds up.

 

[Paleopilot]

I'm gonna guess a "bumping dollie" for doing metal work.