Sword guard?

[diggyboy]

I find this today at a spot where I found a Civil War powder flask in the past. My first thought was a sword guard, but I have never found anything like this so I don't know. The big thing that makes me doubtful is it's iron, and most sword guards I have looked up are brass or another type of non-ferrous metal. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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[sutphin]

Handle to a drawer or trunkvanzutphen

 

[diggyboy]

Thats what I thought but the ends of the item are bent as well, I would think a handle would have straight ends to attach to a door/dresser? I could be wrong

 

[coinman123]

I agree, probably off of furniture. I can't find any matching kind of sword handle online.

 

[ARC]

Well it is definitely a handle...
Could be from a barn door etc...
But... here is "gig" with this item...
I think there was "heat involved"...
Because of the open hole design... but could be wrong.

 

[ivan salis]

stirrup ?

 

[Red James Cash]

Thats what I thought but the ends of the item are bent as well, I would think a handle would have straight ends to attach to a door/dresser? I could be wrong

If you were laying in the ground for a 100 years or so you would be looking pretty bent also

 

[vhs07]

Looks like a pot handle

 

[diggyboy]

Thanks for the input everyone. Too bad it's not a sword guard lol