More iron stuff, including an unidentified fishtail looking thing

[robertk]

I found these while clearing a couple more places to plant trees. Mostly just the usual random iron stuff. But there were a couple of fired rifle bullets there, and a couple of "hot rocks" that I'm guessing are actually melted metal, possibly lead or copper. Hard to tell, but definitely metal. But the thing I'm most curious about is the iron fishtail in the lower left. The "base" is solid, not hollow, and the two flat parts are heavy and stiff, not hinged or flexible in any way. I don't see any screw holes or attachment points, but of course it could be broken off a larger object. Does anyone know what that was? Added a semi-side view to show the flat parts. The photo isn't the best, the space between the two flat parts goes all the way to the handle. It's like a handle with two "ears" sticking off the end of it. (And of course it may not be a handle at all, that's just what I'm calling it.)

 

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[Blackfoot58]

I found these while clearing a couple more places to plant trees. Mostly just the usual random iron stuff. But there were a couple of fired rifle bullets there, and a couple of "hot rocks" that I'm guessing are actually melted metal, possibly lead or copper. Hard to tell, but definitely metal. But the thing I'm most curious about is the iron fishtail in the lower left. The "base" is solid, not hollow, and the two flat parts are heavy and stiff, not hinged or flexible in any way. I don't see any screw holes or attachment points, but of course it could be broken off a larger object. Does anyone know what that was? Added a semi-side view to show the flat parts. The photo isn't the best, the space between the two flat parts goes all the way to the handle. It's like a handle with two "ears" sticking off the end of it. (And of course it may not be a handle at all, that's just what I'm calling it.)
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That’s a stumper for me too. Hopefully someone will have a good idea.

 

[Digger RJ]

I found these while clearing a couple more places to plant trees. Mostly just the usual random iron stuff. But there were a couple of fired rifle bullets there, and a couple of "hot rocks" that I'm guessing are actually melted metal, possibly lead or copper. Hard to tell, but definitely metal. But the thing I'm most curious about is the iron fishtail in the lower left. The "base" is solid, not hollow, and the two flat parts are heavy and stiff, not hinged or flexible in any way. I don't see any screw holes or attachment points, but of course it could be broken off a larger object. Does anyone know what that was? Added a semi-side view to show the flat parts. The photo isn't the best, the space between the two flat parts goes all the way to the handle. It's like a handle with two "ears" sticking off the end of it. (And of course it may not be a handle at all, that's just what I'm calling it.)
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Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Randy Combs]

I always get thrilled when I dig a horse shoe

 

[robertk]

I always get thrilled when I dig a horse shoe

I've dug a pile of them in my yard. But the strangest one I've ever dug was at a 1950's drive-in movie theater. Did people ride horses to the movies? I guess maybe so...