✅ SOLVED Fur Trade Item, horse furniture, accoutrement or what?

[CAP]

Dug this artifact at a location that has given up English trade items in the past, dating to the mid 1700's. It has an iron screw or rivet attached to back as if whatever it was attached to has rotted away leaving the screw.
Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks,

CAP

 

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[CRUSADER]

I believe its an early curtain tie back

 

[CAP]

Thank You

Thanks Crusader for the input.

CAP

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks an early musket escutcheon apart from the holes. Very cool find.

 

[BosnMate]

Looks an early musket escutcheon apart from the holes. Very cool find.

Also my first guess.

 

[BosnMate]

These are escutcheon plates in a post started by Pat_Tucker
back in November of 2012.

They are attached to the wrist of a muzzle loading musket or rifle much like this one.

 

[CAP]

Thanks so much for everybody's help! With your help, I'm convinced that it is indeed an escutcheon. I've found a side plate and a trigger guard with a snowflake design in same area. I measured the dropped musketballs dug in this area and they have a diameter of roughly .62 caliber. Along with the known history of this area, I'd say it was probably an English made trade gun. I found a NRA site that had examples of early trade muskets with one that had similar parts and exact same caliber that was produced between 1730-60. This time period fit the history of the area. Again, thanks for all that took the time to respond.

CAP

 

[Iron Patch]

I might be able to confirm for sure.

 

[BosnMate]

I was going to suggest a trade musket, but most were rather plain, cheaply made to the point of the butt plate being nailed on rather than using screws. But the ones that were a little more fancy were called a "Chiefs grade," and had the escutcheon on the wrist. That's a great find. Is it in a camp area, or something that was lost by an individual?

 

[CAP]

Apparently, this was some sort of camp or even dwelling. Various items have been dug in a 50' x 50' area.

Cap