What is this?

[fantum]

Found this in woods- I know its not something valuable- old junk- but what is? my curious mind wants to know...

 

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[Montana Jim]

Lemme help with the pictures...

Are there words, numbers, or any other markings on it under all the rust?

 

[fantum]

Thanks for making my pix smaller- I didn't realize they'd be so big. It appears that there's some writing on there but its too corroded to see what it says.looks like 4 letters tho. It's broken off of something-there is a hole or notch where its broken off. I was guessing a hitch of some sort?

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Take chalk and rub across those letters

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Maybe an end of a connecting rod (between piston and camshaft) on a stationary farm engine?? Just a guess.