Anyone seen this before?

[Whatdayagot]

Found this on a very old property property was purchased in 1790 and their son was a soldier in the war of 1812 they bred championship trotting horses and had a early hotel that burnt down in 1916 I have no idea what this is any help appreciated

 

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[Sheperdess]

Interesting piece there. I'm curious to find out.

 

[Noah_D]

It's 11pm here and my tired eyes can't decide between ramrod thimble or the nib of a pen.

EDIT: After a bit of a closer look I'm thinking it's a thimble. Here's a photo of a similar one:

 

[Whatdayagot]

Awesome I’d and I really appreciate it was that used to make a gun? Or for furniture?

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Noah_D's guess (he said "can't decide" and "I'm thinking") is correct... your find is a brass "thimble" (a.k.a. ramrod guide) from a Colonial Era flintlock musket. Its size tells us it is from a musket rather than a flintlock pistol.

One of the key ID-clues is the presence of a notched (or holed) flat flange running along the brass tube's upper side. That is how it was attached to the gun's wooden stock. See the images below.

 

[ToddsPoint]

I knew it was a gun part when I saw the "IX" mark on it. Those are assembly marks so the parts ended up with the right gun since most all parts were hand fit and wouldn't interchange. Neat find! Gary

 

[ARC]

Correct... from a musket.

 

[Tony in SC]

Cool ram rod sleve ! Could be more of the gun there?

 

[invent4hir]

Interesting piece of history. Learn something new everyday on the "What Is It?" forum.

 

[Sheperdess]

Get in that Toyota and go find some more of it!

 

[Dfxcobb]

Nice find

 

[Garscale]

It's a thimble. Probably 1700s. I found a Similar one last year.

Actually it may be identical. I think mine was off a brown bess.

 

[Rmeav8r]

Nice work...hope more of it turns up soon!