Mystery brass part

[bbheigle0605]

Does anyone have a clue? Found in a AG field today. Thanks in advance!

 

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[bigfoot1]

trigger assembly piece,for a cap gun...a guess.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Looks like a part to an old rifle. But the fact that it's brass I don't think it is. Are you positive it is brass?

 

[bbheigle0605]

Looks like a part to an old rifle. But the fact that it's brass I don't think it is. Are you positive it is brass?

Humm...There's a small amount of iron in the center. A screw maybe? A magnet doesn't stick stick to it except the iron in the center.

 

[Tony in SC]

Window latch? The flat part doesn't look like a trigger. Tony

 

[bigfoot1]

looks also alot like a part to an old mortise lock.cant find it exactly yet but very close

 

[clovis97]

SWAG: Typewriter part?

SWAG: Cash register part?

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Door thumb latch?

 

[clovis97]

More SWAGs:

The thumb lever for a bicycle bell?
The thumb lever for an old brass door bell?

It also reminds me of a lever from an old hand held counter. Those mechanical counters were once very popular

 

[trikikiwi]

looks also alot like a part to an old mortise lock.cant find it exactly yet but very close

I can almost visualise that, but yet?
I searched a small while for various ideas and while I doubt if it is a weapon trigger, toy or otherwise, it is a trigger of some sort.
It seems to be designed to flick one way, then probably sprung back rather than physically moved back. What comes to mind is a something like a Tally Counter, but haven't found any similar levers on searching.

I think clovis97 has good ideas, but the scale seems wrong.

Cheers, Mike

 

[clovis97]

BTW, I don't think the part is brass. Brass plated steel, yes. Solid brass, no.

 

[DCMatt]

Window sash latch part.

 

[HuntinDog]

It may very well be a sash latch, but I feel it is a lever/valve for a powder flask.

 

[DCMatt]

It may very well be a sash latch, but I feel it is a lever/valve for a powder flask.

I think we have a winner. Check out this thread:

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/military-battlefield-relics/353018-n-p-ames-powder-flask-find.html

DCMatt

 

[bbheigle0605]

I think we have a winner. Check out this thread: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/military-battlefield-relics/353018-n-p-ames-powder-flask-find.html DCMatt

OMG! I found one of the same pieces a year ago in the same field!!!

 

[bbheigle0605]

Thank you all for the help! I think I have another piece to it. Looking for it at the moment.

 

[bbheigle0605]

Would this piece be part of the flask too? I found it in the same field as well.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Would this piece be part of the flask too? I found it in the same field as well.

That actually looks like a valve stem from a tractor tire.