🔎 UNIDENTIFIED brass

[jrwill56]

I don't know what I have, it is brass or bronze. Found on a colonial site. looks to be broken off something. Maybe some of you guys can recognize it

 

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[ARC]

Cannot add much other than this is definitely period to the site.

 

[Jack873]

It reminds me of an antler. Perhaps on of those deer lawn ornaments?

 

[TimberCrack]

looks like a part of a broken brass trigger guard..

 

[paleomaxx]

It's a broken part of the leg from an antique brass andiron. Similar in style to the one in the photo below:

 

[TimberCrack]

I'm thinking this is a piece of a brass handle for an old candle holder now...have one exactly like it in my thinking room..(Bathroom)