Item found in a CW camp - SOLVED - Thanks

[dcooper1]

I found this item in a civil war camp. I originally thought it was a nipple tool as the square hole in the middle is about the right size. Others have suggested it may be part of a lock, any ideas??

 

[Keseppa]

Re: Item found in a CW camp

It is a part from inside a lock.

 

[dozer dan]

Re: Item found in a CW camp

part of an old doorknob mechanism?

 

[Monty]

Re: Item found in a CW camp

Lock part. Square shaft hooked to the knob goes through that hole and will turn and cause the lock to open. Monty

 

[done dug it all up]

Re: Item found in a CW camp

so the metal piece that the doorknob is on went through that?

 

[savant365]

Re: Item found in a CW camp

so the metal piece that the doorknob is on went through that?

Right. There is a square shaft that connects the 2 knobs. The shaft goes through the hole in your piece. Then when the knob is turned the ears on the piece you found would move the piece that goes into the doorjam from the latch. It probably looked something like this or a similar design. The piece you found would be inside there somewhere.

HH Charlie

 

[72cheyenne]

Re: Item found in a CW camp

I agree part of a door lockset.