🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Amazing find on The Oregon Trail I mean who nails parts together

[lackaff]

I found this in the ground this is def a piece of nail hammered into a wagon part but what could be possibly the date of this
its old as dirt

 

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[paulraydix@gmail.com]

No it's a speed screw..not old

 

[50bmg]

No it's a speed screw..not old

the nail is on the bottom
the screw is holding it up

no clue what it is

 

[cw0909]

edit: old post, poster was last here feb. 2022,so prob won't see new reply's
it's hard to see the nail clearly in pic, here is a link that might help with age

Nail & Spike Age, History, Uses

Antique Nails: History & Photo Examples of Old Nails Help Determine Age of a Structure We give a chronology: the history of nails, types & methods of fabrication, and we describe antique and modern cut nails focusing on tree nails, wrought nails, and cut nails used in wood frame construction or...

inspectapedia.com

 

[unclemac]

that looks like a horseshoe nail