✅ SOLVED a what is it and a when is it

[Older The Better]

I let little bro take the metal detector for a spin he found a few things, he was curious about the knife so I thought id ask you guys if there was anything you could recognize about it, the other thing I have no idea what it was but it appears to have writing on the bottom of the u shape but its too corroded to make out any of it

 

[Older The Better]

having upload difficulties

 

[Older The Better]

still struggling

 

[flinthunter]

It's a track/rail hanger for a hay fork trolley that is suspended from the underside of the roof in a barn haymow. It could date from the 1880's through the mid 1900's....give or take a few years.

 

[Older The Better]

well that's good enough I guess no marks on the knife that I can see

 

[Older The Better]

you guys nailed the hanger good call on that... odd that it would be on a small hill that only had a cabin on top but I'm sure that's what it is, any thoughts on the knife?

 

[Plug N Play]

Great call on the rail hanger, flinthunter.
Louden seems to be the maker of this style.

 

[ivan salis]

knife is older style butter / multi use house knife ..likely to date match close to the old hay pulley item time wise (late 1800 to early 1900 era)

 

[Older The Better]

thanks guys the hay pulley piece was right on, I didn't think the knife could tell much but I thought it was worth a shot you guys have impressed before.