Eagle talons?

[baylorhall]

I found this at a park. It looks like it broke off of something. There are small little "jewels" around the top, though I don't think they are real. Interesting find, but I wish I knew what it came off of. I don't know what it is made of, but it is very heavy and there are no marks.

 

[baylorhall]

Sorry these are so BIG! My mistake....

 

[Kieth-Tx]

Hey Baylorhall....my vote is a part of a keychain.

 

[seger98]

Might be part of a staff, might have had a glass ball it was holding as well.

 

[Old Dog]

Baylorhall,
Look back at some of the older turn of the 1900s furniture.
The leg had a brass foot holding a glass ball.
Needs be I will take pictures of some for you.
I am sure beyond a doubt that is a foot off of a small table.
There were about 4 different sizes of these I have 3 I can show you.

Update ...
Here is one that I could get a picture of right away.
I suggest yo look at the top of the foot and see if it doesn't have a wooden plug in it.
The end of the leg may be still inside.

 

[baylorhall]

The whole thing is maybe 2-3 inches. Thanks for all of the ideas!

 

[Old Dog]

The whole thing is maybe 2-3 inches. Thanks for all of the ideas!

Let me know if the plug inside the socket end of the foot is as I think.
Almost every one of the leggs I have seen with this type of foot are made of oak.
so it will be pretty durable stuff especially encased in brass.

 

[Knightwalker]

Very nice find. I agree that it looks like it might be off a table. Probably a replica.
HH in 2010

 

[baylorhall]

There is no wood attached to the end. It looks like broken off metal. Up close it looks more like pewter. I actually thought it was a weird piece of rebar when I first dug it and it was covered in dirt. Thanks for all of the ideas, guys!

 

[dfx willy]

rich mans back scratcher! willy

 

[Weddle546]

I have seen necklace pieces like that in Those roadside vendor wagons. It may be one. If i remember correctly it should have had a Marble in it and hanging from a black string. If it is the same thing anyway

 

[extractor]

My guess is a leg from 1900s furniture.