Brass piece; part of a rifle maybe?

[paleomaxx]

I found this on Sunday at a cellar hole. The site has a narrow 1850's-1880's date range and this was found along with a harmonica reed, brass thimble, hoe blade, and the usual iron home site bits.




It's thick brass with light tool marks all over it and several of the holes are roughly threaded. It also rang a high 92-96 on the AT Pro. Any ideas?

 

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[DCMatt]

Not any rifle part I've ever seen...


Part of a hand crank from a Turkish coffee grinder?

 

[paleomaxx]

Could this be part of a toy? I still haven't been able to find a similar piece online.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Not any rifle part I've ever seen...


Part of a hand crank from a Turkish coffee grinder?

they found coffee grinders at all the Seminole War camps along with harmonicas and hoes.