Nickle silver?

[willie d]

I was cleaning out my garage, when I came across this piece that I dug at an old tear down a while back. I've read that nickle silver is a misnomer because there is no silver except by appearance. Any ideas?

 

[goldgrubber]

Nickel silver is an alloy of nickel, copper and zinc.

 

[johnnyi]

Willie, it's hard to guess without knowing its size. If it were large I'd guess shoe arch.

 

[Monty]

If it's from a shoe it's called a shank, I think? No rhyme intended. Monty

 

[willie d]

Willie, it's hard to guess without knowing its size. If it were large I'd guess shoe arch.

I knew I forgot something. It is 5 inches long by 2 inches at its widest point.