another iron piece, tie down, gun site???

[chong2]

one of my first finds, i always thought some sort of iron sight since there is a screw that seems to raise and lower elevation, any thoughts??

 

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[jasonbo]

looks like a rifel strap hook

 

[chong2]

hmmmm....... i know it dont really matter but the area dates to late 1800's. a few miles down there was a squirmish with some apachies and calvary

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Patent dates stayed on for 10 years. That would mean it was manufactured from Feb.1897-1907. Nice find.

 

[chong2]

thanks for the tip hunter

 

[chong2]

true, no attachment of any sort, so probally a strap thing or maybe for a sling?

 

[Angelo]

Here's a couple of items on ebay. Maybe?

Tony

Modified to show the same configuration on the sight as yours. Still searching.

 

[chong2]

honestly it was my first idea, but the square loop is what gets me. actually, i have seen a devices that mounts on a shotgun to put the target in the shot pattern, i wonder how i cauld find more out about the pat date, or would that be too much of a long shot

 

[chong2]

good idea doc, ill see if i can get to it tonight, like i said there was a little fight with calv and indians in the area, but could be something way way off

 

[chong2]

ezactly

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

honestly it was my first idea, but the square loop is what gets me. actually, i have seen a devices that mounts on a shotgun to put the target in the shot pattern, i wonder how i cauld find more out about the pat date, or would that be too much of a long shot

Way too long. Takes years of reading...
Doc

Hey Doc. About how many patents are in February 1897?

 

[PBK]

For Bigcypresshunter...

About how many patents are in February 1897?

BC, the short answer is 1,747.

Most researchers who work with patents on a regular basis keep files of "trolling ranges." (I must confess, I got this one from a friend.) In this case, the range would be from the week of February 2, #576,082; to the week of February 23, #577,829.

If anybody's got the patience, to go through the entire run, here's where you can do it:

http://patft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm

BTW, if year ranges are all you're looking for— to date an item by its patent number, for example— here's a handy chart:

http://www.drexelantiques.com/patent.html

 

[chong2]

i noticed something doc pointed out, a groove appears in the picture. i looked the item over more closly and noticed it is actually a notch where a screw goes. the screw is still there and on the underside i am able to see that it is a flat head. the head goes through the bottom up through the piece that has the square window and up through the piece with the pat date. also upon closer observing i notied there is evidence of pieces broken off. upper left and right on pat piece there is breakage and lower left and right there is breakage. i think that i will leave this one alone since there is soo much of the puzzle missing, its now almost impossible.there is just too much missing. who knos maybe one day someone will hapen across this forum and say hey, thats a piece off a .....or if i deside to become a hermit i may just browse all of those patents in the mean time i would like to thank u all for trying to help me figure it out and putting your time into it, i wish i saw all of these major factors sooner.thanks all
chong
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red arrow- broken piece
yellow arrow- attached by screw
blue arrow-screw
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