Curious find. Its a hard one

[BenVa68]

I dug this yesterday not far from where i also dug a Springfield musket scabbard tip. Wondering if it could also be part of a musket. Its brass i believe. Non ferous. And it still has some wood attached to it.

 

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[creskol]

It looks like it may be a piece of a trigger guard.

 

[A2coins]

That would be pretty cool

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Springfields had steel furniture.

I've never seen a trigger bow spur with three screws. May be a rub guard from a carriage.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Springfields had steel furniture.

I've never seen a trigger bow spur with three screws. May be a rub guard from a carriage.

Agreed, I know Enfields had brass trigger guards, but the configuration of the found piece doesn't resemble a trigger guard to me. Look at the guard on my P1853 Enfield and you can see our reasoning here.

 

[BenVa68]

Agreed, I know Enfields had brass trigger guards, but the configuration of the found piece doesn't resemble a trigger guard to me. Look at the guard on my P1853 Enfield and you can see our reasoning here.

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No it definitely looks different than that.

 

[huntsman53]

Are the ends where the end screws go, cut off or broke off? Hopefully you can tell which! I believe that Charlie P. is definitely on the right track.

 

[Tony in SC]

Some carriages had a strip of brass molding on the top edge of the foot board, this piece does show wear.

Springfields had steel furniture.

I've never seen a trigger bow spur with three screws. May be a rub guard from a carriage.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

To me, it almost looks too thin to be a brass trigger guard?
Maybe part of the floorboard of an a Model T Ford or some other vehicle?

Dave