what is it?

[jbrown]

found in a field in N.C., also some civil war bullets in the same area.

 

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[PBK]

Whiffletree tip. You can see one in the Morgan Carriage Works online catalog. (They call it a "wiffel tree end.") Check out the left photo, second row, at:

http://www.morgancarriage.com/catalog/shaft.php?12

Also, there's one at the end of the following "Ask Mark Parker" column. See "Here's a Tip":

http://www.treasurenet.com/westeast/96-12/askmarkparker.html

Finally, compare it to the illustration below, from a late 1800's catalog, and to the photo showing a tip in use.

 

[Ant]

Man, you ripped um a new one on that one. That last link has a picture of the exact same item other than the crimp line on the bottom. Here it is:

 

[Michelle]

:P good job