Hand forged brass piece?

[IowaRelic]

I found this at a very old cabin home in Missouri. Been looking at it for days. I have no idea. Part of something’s handle?


Thanks for looking.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

To me, this looks like a fragment of a colonial shoe buckle frame.

Dave

 

[wildpig]

Looks like a broken trigger guard.

 

[IowaRelic]

Looks like a broken trigger guard.

This has crossed my mind more than once. I’m nearly certain it’s not a buckle, as it has a seemingly intentional change in shape, whereas buckles are pretty uniform. It looks crudely made though, which made me wonder if it was hand made...are guns always known for fine crafting? Maybe earlier muskets had hand made parts?

 

[HuntinDog]

Part of a stirrup

 

[IowaRelic]

Part of a stirrup

Oooo that’s a good one....

 

[wildpig]

I think it was beat on after it broke.