What this it? Copper trim from old pouch?

Backbacon · Sep 17, 2012

Found this on a beach on a remote lake in Northwest Ontario Canada. Any ideas as to what it is?

M Scott @ FTP · Sep 17, 2012

Its the brass end of a paddle or oar.

Backbacon said:
View attachment 676989Found this on a beach on a remote lake in Northwest Ontario Canada. Any ideas as to what it is?

Backbacon · Sep 18, 2012

Copper not Brass.

digordie · Sep 28, 2012

Do the holes look as if they have been punched through from one side to the other or just fabricated that way?

Tnmountains · Sep 28, 2012

Maybe an old purse that has lost its gild

Backbacon · Sep 30, 2012

The holes have been punched inward on every hole.

M Scott @ FTP · Sep 30, 2012

Backbacon said:
The holes have been punched inward on every hole.

Its the copper end off a canoe paddle.

http://paddlemaking.blogspot.com/2010/03/copper-blade-tip-protectors.html

Backbacon · Oct 1, 2012

Thanks for the link Scott.