Eagle hasp?

etdigger · Nov 25, 2018

Need identification of relic.
Trying to find where it fits into the US military hardware. Found in a field with other military items.

etdigger · Nov 25, 2018

Another site I was had posted it came back with a drum head tensioner

creskol · Nov 26, 2018

etdigger said:
Another site I was had posted it came back with a drum head tensioner

Banjo .. not a drum.

bologna321 · Nov 26, 2018

That's a really cool relic

devldog · Nov 26, 2018

ET, Congrat's on one cool relic of the Eagle. That is one nice piece of CW History. This will display nicely and will be a great addition to your collection.

relic nut · Nov 26, 2018

devldog said:
ET, Congrat's on one cool relic of the Eagle. That is one nice piece of CW History. This will display nicely and will be a great addition to your collection.

I agree. This is a fantastic find! Not something you see very often.
Maybe you can go back and find some more parts.

Davers · Dec 4, 2018

Very nice find , def, something I don't see to often or recognize .
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Brice Alms · Apr 4, 2019

etdigger said:
Need identification of relic.
Trying to find where it fits into the US military hardware. Found in a field with other military items.

great find. this is a banjo part, but its not civil war era, these where manufactured during the last days of the 1860s up to around the late 1880s. they where extremely common on many banjos from the late 19th century. I play and research early banjo. the banjo was the most popular instrument at the time, so its not impossible that a civil war veteran may have revisited a nearby battlefield or skirmish site later after the war. I would say that the reason it was thrown out was because the hook is bent, making it unusable.