Brass object, holes on each side

[CoilyGirl]

Dug this yesterday and it is very heavy brass,patina is old,and I have no idea what it is but am wondering if it is Civil War related as it was found right where the Confederate lines went through and bullets were found. I wondered if it could be sword related. It is three inches long but crushed on one end. There is a hole on each side,both lined up the same way as if maybe a rivet fell out .

 

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[CoilyGirl]

You can see how one end is rough and the other end is rounded on each side.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Sorry for the bump but one more picture so you can see on the rolled end there is a rectangular shape to it as well,as if something rectangular would be inserted maybe. You can see the corresponding holes better.Like I said,this end seemed finished and the other where it is crushed is not.

 

[mick56]

I am thinking it could be a ferrule from a hoe, pitchfork or other tool handle.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Thanks for your input Mick.

 

[bigfoot1]

I most respectfully dissagree.it is brass...an unlikely choice in most circumstances for a common gardening tool.also the rolled edge indicates something of some stature.I suspect it is flag related or the like.a simple guess.

cheers

 

[CoilyGirl]

Bigfoot it is much heavier brass than what one would attach to a rake and you can see shiny brass where I scraped it in digging it but I also don't want to imagine its something its not. I have seen sword throats before and one end is flat and the other is rolled with a rectangle where the blade would go but again,that could be my over active imagination,lol. On a good note,my mister found a US breastplate yesterday evening,a target I walked right over.DOH!

 

[jewelerguy]

I don't know much at all about civil war relics, but here's a shot in the dark..... possibly the end of a civil war cannon cleaning rod?

 

[CoilyGirl]

Hmmm...I dunno jewelry guy.I think I'm going to take this little puzzling gem to my metal detecting club on Friday and see if anyone knows. I always find the most obscure stuff.

 

[cw0909]

maybe a mouth piece something like this one

US Rifle-Musket Bayonet, Model 1855-70
http://www.hallowellco.com/civil%20war%20us_rifle%20bayonet.htm
http://www.hallowellco.com/civil-war-bayonet-scabbard-mouth-2.jpg