Old Site Find

[beau-bc]

From a 1850s site,made from brass or copper?, same thickness of a coin. any ideas?Is broken off something Is about 3" wide

 

[surf]

Hey kuger,

I first encountered that lock in Korea. With all the Sino, Japanese, Korean history of interaction, I wouldn't be surprised if each country had a version of it. I know the Koreans are still making them.

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[kuger]

Wow!I wonder who was responsible for the invention....I will have to look into that,I know they date WAYYYYYYYY back.I have been intrigued by them since the very first one I seen dug in a 1850's Chinese camp......something about Chinese artifacts....I am enamored with them!