What the heck is it?

[JimK]

Hello,
I have this piece posted in the “Todays Finds” section with some other stuff but I thought that I would toss it up here also. It was found on a farm that also had once been a Civil War camp. It looks like there may have been another loop that has broken off across from the remaining loop. Does anyone know:
A. What the heck it is, and what was it used for?
B. Is it period to the Civil War

Thanks

JimK

 

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[digging440yrs]

I think its a "tie down" but ive been wrong before lol---you would pound the spike into a tree or wood, with the hole being for rope. You could tie horses and etc. up

 

[JimK]

Cool, thanks for the reply. I had not thought of that.

JimK

 

[bradyboy]

clock part?
Brady

 

[ARC]

some type of "cleat"... Like a cinch cleat perhaps... ?

 

[ivan salis]

one halve part of a set of dividers ...the wheel was basically mated with a screw to adjust the wideness between the two legs

 

[yaxthri]

Next time please take pics of a dark object like this one in front of a light coloured backdrop...