Need a ID on this item

[Ifoundit69]

Need a ID on this item "solved"

The item is solid brass ,found on a battle field , its about 6 inch long . I have checked horse tack and nothing , decorative sword hangers and nothing so I dont have a clue and help is appreciatted .

 

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[creskol]

That is a gag swivel off of a harness.

 

[diggummup]

Good ID. Looks period too.

 

[Ifoundit69]

Thanks creskol for the id it had me stumped ...

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Sorry to have to say, but that particular version is not believed to date back nearly as far as the civil war era.
1- There was no Military-issue brass gag-swivel chain (which is horse-harness gear). (None are seen in currently-known civil war horse photos.) It is a Civilian item.
2- You can buy one which is identical to yours today at horesgear shops and online. Here's a photo of the identical one at LeatherWorks.

Due credit: This photo was originally posted here at TN by Creskol, last year.

I'll also include a scan from the Pierson & Hough 1907 mail-order catalog, showing a similar style. We relic-diggers tend to forget that horses were still the main mode of transportation for multi-millions of civilians even 70 years after the end of the civil war.

Again, due credit: The photo of the 1907 catalog's page was also originally posted here by Creskol, last year.