Oxen Shoe and Daisy gun part

[winslow]

These were both found at an old mining camp that was active in the late 1800's/ early 1900's.

Not sure how old the BB gun part is. Might have been from a later date but I see that Daisy got their start in the late 1800's.

 

[beez0404]

Great finds. Someone on here will most likely be able to help you pretty closely date the bb gun part.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Pretty sure you've got the receiver for an old cork gun. Is it actually marked Daisy?

 

[Red James Cash]

I dont think you have an oxen show there,the oxen shoes ive found from the early 1700s are different.

 

[dirtlooter]

great finds, the stories these things could tell

 

[winslow]

I dont think you have an oxen show there,the oxen shoes ive found from the early 1700s are different.

This one is from late 1800's. A current blacksmith that shoes horses identified it for me. Of course he could be wrong.

 

[pa plateau hiker]

It sure is a ox shoe. I have found too many of them.

 

[Limitool]

Ok.... so now I'm confused. I find so many horseshoes on this old road behind my house. Many of them come up "whole" and many other times I'd only find a half a horseshoe. And the "other" half was somehow just gone. Then someone said the "halves" I'm finding were probably oxen shoes (case solved). But the halves I find look just like a half of a horseshoe not like the pic above or even close. I'm with Red above.... mine aren't close. Where's the holes for the nails in the above oxen shoe? Probably just filled in with rust I'm assuming.

QUESTION: Can horseshoes be somewhat dated? Or were they likely just locally made by a blacksmith with everybody's a little different?

 

[releventchair]

Very different feet between cows and horses. The two piece for oxen make sense as does the single for horses. The wide rear helps protect wider rear of foot where weight is on oxen. Shoes worn through enough to separate on a horse might be possible,I never seen it, but something to avoid. Don,t want problems!No foot ,no horse.Better to pull the shoes than risk splitting a hoof. Wear around fastening nails and growth in other areas require shoe replacement as well. A healthy hoofed horse not on hard surfaces can within reason go without shoes. Not an pulling oxen without problems.
Some confusion can occur with corrective or custom shoes.But always consider foot shape,single or cloven. https://www.google.com/search?q=cor...BBc-myASi-oDABA&ved=0CBwQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=643

Warning, there are horse shoe pics mixed in with oxen. Very different from each other though.

https://www.google.com/search?q=oxe...NCsW2yATDuoDYBw&ved=0CBwQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=643

 

[winslow]

Pretty sure you've got the receiver for an old cork gun. Is it actually marked Daisy?

It's marked "DAISY" within the rectangle. Hard to make out in the picture.