Pewter and wood, scabbard looking

[Vino]

(Solved)Pewter and wood, scabbard looking

I found this today way down deep, were i have found the 1794 liberty capped LC last week.
Any clue on what this could be?
It almost looks familiar.

 

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[Vino]

Wrought iron gate /picket top ?

Its wood on the top. And pewter on the bottom.

 

[Vino]

That was a good geuss.
Though..
Sure looks like it.

 

[ARC]

Part of a fork or spoon... or knife even.

 

[Vino]

I know what it is...

Nope!! Im not playing. .lol

 

[Vino]

? ? ?

Now that could be it..

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

The fork or knife idea is good but is there a tang going up the wood(handle) if not how did it stay together? just compression? I think it wouldn't be very strong to have stayed together this long.If just compression held the metal to wood.

 

[d2]

It will be a fork or knife or spoon handle. I have found them with the implement broke off and just the handle. I found a bunch in a swimming hole once that apparently yankee soldiers (just my guess) broke all the ends off of and threw them in the river, I saved one and it is in a bottle of river water now sitting in the kitchen window...d2

 

[bradyboy]

plumb bob?
Brady

 

[bigfoot1]

that one gonna be tough to nail down.bullet handles were used for alot of things.artists brushes,safety razors,unensils etc.still are. .. ..

 

[ARC]

Ok I went out to my collection room...
I actually have one of those...
Intact.

Will post... only difference Is yours has the "bulb" in the design... but same piece...
I only have a fork in this style.
Will post pic.

3 prong... PRE Civil War.

 

[ARC]

 

[Vino]

Thats it arrc!!!!
You nailed it. .
Whats the years they were made?? Any clue?

 

[ARC]

Welp...
It goes just like counting...
1-2-3-4..in forks... that is number of prongs...
1 being oldest...
2 prongs very very old....
3 being 17-18oo's...
20th century are four prongs... GENERAL guideline...

So... with that said... yours is somewhere in the early to mid 1800's ... My GUESS only.

 

[ARC]

Here are mid to late 1800's styles...
AKA = Civil War Era...
and a "evolution" pic if you will...

 

[ARC]

Cool find BTW.

 

[Vino]

Cool find BTW.

Thanks Arrc.
I knew you weren't that bad. .lol
George