What is it???

[King Midas]

This item was dug at a circa 1800 farm. I don't have a clue what it might be. Any ideas out there? Thank for any help!

 

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[JOHUNT]

The shape of it leads me to think it's some sort of horseshoe.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

What would the odds be this came off a pair of handcuffs

 

[sasnz]

I cant see it being a horse shoe as I cant see any attachment holes, Not sure what the hell it is to be honest.

 

[King Midas]

I'll try cleaning it up a little more and see if there are any clues under all that rust.

 

[Reed Lukens]

It's a locking retention ring where the flat end sticking out rests in a groove, BUT... I can't remember what the heck it comes off of. I can see the connector clearly in my mind but it's been years since I've put one back together. Basically it's holding a shaft in place on a wachamacallit. I have one buried in the garage somewhere, my dad kept everything... lol or I should say he keeps everything thinking he might use that $.10 cent item sometime in the next 100 years that great gramps had sitting here for another 50 years before dad inherited it. Man he gets sure torched when he sees me ordering a dumpster now a days after the last fiasco when my sis & I filled an 80yarder when he was out of town... lol

 

[relicmeister]

I don't have any ideas but I have many iron items I can't ID. Im getting a camera so I can put some up here and solve a few.

 

[smokeythecat]

It's horse buggy/wagon "furniture". These were used as guides for some of the wood parts of very old wagons.