Possible iron confederate sword hanger?

[Nathan6309]

I found this in a small ravine that was a trash pit for a house. Ive seen civil war era confederate sword hangers that look a lot like this, but a little bit longer. Could this be a sword hanger or possibly some farming equipment? Sorry for image quality, still in the field. Was itching to find it what this might be. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

 

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[Tony in SC]

It's the right design, but it's short? May be a leather strap end? Sling maybe?

 

[Nathan6309]

Could be. I just haven't been able to find any sling clips that look like this.

 

[Nathan6309]

I got the idea because it looks awfully like one I saw.

 

[Bruce R]

Looks like it used to be one of those jew harps. Are both pix the same item ?

 

[Older The Better]

I’m no expert but I think more often than not these things are gag swivels not sword hangars.

 

[Tony in SC]

The last pic looks like a gag loop.

 

[Nathan6309]

Looks like it used to be one of those jew harps. Are both pix the same item ?

The first pic is the one I found. The second one is an image I found on a relic site that said it was a sword hanger. I'm starting to think that maybe this might be a swivel, but the loop is a little broken. Thanks for the replies!

 

[Nathan6309]

Well, I looked at some gag swivels and there's one problem, there is a linear track or intention that runs along the inside of the loop, almost as if it had a spring mechanism to open and close one side of the loop.

 

[Older The Better]

Maybe something like these?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

'Older The Better' beat me to it... horse harness clip.

You'll see a similar example in the middle of these finds from a hunt in January.

Dave