I was detecting my 1830s fort site this morning and pulled these out. I?ve found several their over the years and have been told they are some kind of musical keys. One of the has A on the bottom and the other has a D on the bottom. If anyone can help on what they are, what they went to and if they are period I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for looking
Yup, the A and the D are letters designating notes. I have one with a patent date on the rounded end.....you could check there on yours but not all have that.