Peep Sight?

[MSRelic]

Got these today in west central Mississippi. 3 minies, 1 spherical musket ball, 2 cannon friction primers, 2 flat buttons, something that appears to be some kind of peep sight ?, and a piece of a harmonica.

The piece I need help with is the 2nd one from the bottom, with the hole in it and tabs on each side. The tabs don't appear to be broken.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Good to see some MS digs!
It does look like a peep site a little. lol
Almost like the antique ones I used for bow hunting!

 

[d2]

I think it's part of an escutchion(sp) A screw goes through that side, if it has no threads in it, and fits into a piece that has threads on the other side of a rifle. I have seen those before and may be wrong but that the first thing that came to mind...d2

 

[vayank54]

I think it's part of an escutchion(sp) A screw goes through that side, if it has no threads in it, and fits into a piece that has threads on the other side of a rifle. I have seen those before and may be wrong but that the first thing that came to mind...d2

That's along the same lines I was thinking. I think it went to an Enfield but am not 100% sure

 

[MSRelic]

I think it's part of an escutchion(sp) A screw goes through that side, if it has no threads in it, and fits into a piece that has threads on the other side of a rifle. I have seen those before and may be wrong but that the first thing that came to mind...d2

Y'all are good! Now if I can just find the rest of the rifle.