Horse shoe?

[Shawnboylk]

ound this any idea is it a horse shoe ? It just seem to small to me

 

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[Shawnboylk]

And the tab on the end I haven’t seen one so long

 

[Goodyguy]

From the shape of it that's not a horseshoe but a muleshoe for a mule colt or filly.
The part on the end must have been welded on for some use. Perhaps to hang it.


GG~

 

[bowwinkles]

Take two like that and stick a piece of wood in between them and hang it on the wall and bingo its a gun rack.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I agree with GG, probably a mule shoe, but the 'loop' at the top is definitely a mystery Shawn.

Dave

 

[Shawnboylk]

I agree with GG, probably a mule shoe, but the 'loop' at the top is definitely a mystery Shawn.

Dave

Yes I cleaned it up it’s was def fordged on it not sure why

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Re-purposed mule shoe...
I have a mule shoe, used as a hinge to a door, (to a barn?)
where the shoe was hammered sharp at both ends, and driven into a vertical timber,
and some wire to complete the jerry-rigged outfit.

 

[pepperj]

Comes up in images for Mule shoes.

 

[Milspec6]

Could also have been made as a boot remover. I've seen a lot of antique boot removers that were patterned after a horseshoe, so that square tab might have been used to mount it to the floor.

 

[Shawnboylk]

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[Georgivs]

nice job on the preservation.