🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Part of a blade from either a knife or straight razor?

[invent4hir]

Hi all, I found this artifact at a site where a dwelling built about 1810 once stood. Found all kinds of coins, pottery sherds, buttons, etc. dating between the late 1700s to mid-1800s nearby. Do you think it is part of a blade from either a knife or straight razor?

 

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[Blackfoot58]

Appears to be from some type of folding cutlery. I’d recommend a vinegar bath to get some rust off. A straight razor would be much thinner than a knife blade.

 

[invent4hir]

Blackfoot58, thank for the ID and cleaning tip. Hadn't consider folding cutlery as due to the bow. That said, I'll definitely go back and look again. The "blade" is about 3/32" thick while the top is about 5/16"

 

[AlabamaRelic]

Looks like part of a horseshoe.