What is it?

[Kirk PA]

I dug this iron relic at a Colonial site yesterday. What is it?

Kirk

[Dano Sverige]

A fold away horse shoe picker maybe?

[SwampCreek]

Reminds me of a breech plug fused to a side plate.

[kracer55]

Looks like the remnants of a pocket knife to me

[kuger]

Its a folding knife...........see the backstrap?That would have been the insert into the wood handle.......search folding bowie


http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...owie-knife-old

[Silver Searcher]

Its a folding knife...........see the backstrap?That would have been the insert into the wood handle.......search folding bowie


http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...owie-knife-old

Great ID

[Gunrunner61]

im thinking folding knife good find

[tomjiggy]

Probably an early Barlow.

[yaxthri]

Its a folding knife...........see the backstrap?That would have been the insert into the wood handle.......search folding bowie


http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...owie-knife-old