Possible Peg Leg ?

[mojjax]

This was found in a barn . The house and attached barn were built 1799-1801 , Midcoast Maine . The original owners of the house were ship builders and sea men . I can't think of any other purpose for this thing . It's quite heavy and gaumy . I'm not sure what type of wood it is . There is some "wool" like stuff under the leather that's been tacked on to the part between the 'up' sticks .

mojjax

 

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[RON (PA)]

It looks like a leg to me too. I agree, you need to find the treasure chest that goes with it. If you can find any history on it, that would be great.

 

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[watercolor]

Mojjax, that is very cool! I showed your post to my son and when he saw your pic, he said: "Dang, I thought those were just in the movies".

Is the wood part solid? If it's hollow, there may be a possibility that it could be hiding a coin or two

Cool find,
watercolor

 

[downindixie]

Har! Matee! It be long John Silver,any of you swabs seen me leg?

 

[Hill Billy]

Old Long John was a short dude looking at that peg.

 

[badoscar]

Creepy and ridiculously fascinating both at the same time.

 

[Jeff of NH]

If you put that on Ebay, what would you list it under?

 

[Merf]

A fantastic find Mojjax---Aye Mate---Shiver me timbers

 

[ivan salis]

avast matey -- you have indeed found a ole swabbies "stump" leg --- arrrrr treat it with the respect it so richly deserves --- going to sea has often been frought with danger -- getting ones leg caught in in loop of line as the line tightened---known as being caught in the the "bight" of a line was a very common way to lose your leg in the old days.

 

[FISHEYE]

Now thats real pirate treasure.now you need to find out what pirate lost the leg while he was haveing a roll in the hay with the farmers daughter.

 

[uni1angel77.]

now you can enter any three legged race with no partner, you'd win for sure cool find!

 

[bill17042]

reminds me of the One-Legged-Waitress that works at "IHOP"

 

[sailrunner]

ARRRRR

 

[Capt Jack]

reminds me of the One-Legged-Waitress that works at "IHOP"

Thats the best one I've seen yet
Cocrats on find HH


Jack

 

[Jay-in-Pa]

I would guess that the rest of him is close by ??

 

[mysticfairy]

It is a peg leg, it is in my civil war book. great find!

 

[LandStar]

Oh MAN!!!!!! You gotta get permission to hunt that place...I can just see you pulling up a treasure chest full of Golden Dubloons...Metal detect the barn and buildings too...the floor, the walls, the rafters...There has GOT to be hidden booty around there somewhere...
As fare as the leg...It belonged to me girl....Ilene Abbit

LandStar

 

[nheikes]

You's all missed it. The treasure map is in the leg. Send it to me and I will prove it.

 

[Baldingboy]

Someone must have told him to "Shake a Leg". Sorry.

 

[Kansasippi]

Only way to top that find would be to have found a treasure map in a hollow portion....