Canal Object??

[Green Frost]

Found this thing by a canal today...Dont know what it is...Anyone??

 

[Nashoba]

Interesting...Where's PBK When ya need him?
~Nash~

 

[kenb]

Looks like part of a flintlock mechanism, how big is it?. Your wife's gonna get mad about that towel by the way.

kenb

 

[Green Frost]

No wife..girlfriend though Only 18 right now....Anyways on the long side it measures about a foot, and where it starts to tee off maybe around 8in

 

[kenb]

To big to be from a flintlock, try and clean it up a little.

kenb

 

[Green Frost]

any ideas of how to clean it??

 

[MD Dog]

If it was by or in the canal could it be some type of anchor that is plunged or hooked into the ground ?

 

[kenb]

Check out this board. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/board,70.0.html

kenb

 

[dr-quest]

Maybee some kind of chain lockdown for cargo like on the 18 wheelers

 

[Green Frost]

When we dug it up it was buried under some pretty large roots from an old tree....So I was thinking it had to be kind of old...?

 

[geo4472]

looks like an old pick that rusted and broke in the round part where the handle went in to it

 

[Green Frost]

My friend who was with me when we found this thought maybe it could be a slave lock or something that was used to put around their feet?? Anyone think this is possible?

 

[Functional]

My friend who was with me when we found this thought maybe it could be a slave lock or something that was used to put around their feet?? Anyone think this is possible?

Hard to tell, but if thats a pivot at the end of the bend, then its possible. Probably your best bet is to clean it at least enough to see what it is. I don't have the link handy and I'm on my way out the door, but someone here should know where the electrolysis information is for cleaning iron.

F.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I gotta go with Geo4472 on the pick head theory.

 

[Green Frost]

I'll try and clean it the best I can and post more pictures..