🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Possible piece of brass side plate from a flintlock or caplock firearm?

[Dr Plugs]

Hi all, I recently posted some finds from a site a friend and I found a couple weeks ago. Possible fort/homesite, that gave up many old coins and buttons.

The coins ranged from atleast 1773-1840. I also found this piece, it has been laying on my counter since then because it seemed I had seen something similar before.

Could it possibly be a piece of the brass side plate from a flintlock or Caplock pistol? Not sure what else it could be given the design.

 

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Hi all, I recently posted some finds from a site a friend and I found a couple weeks ago. Possible fort/homesite, that gave up many old coins and buttons.

The coins ranged from atleast 1773-1840. I also found this piece, it has been laying on my counter since then because it seemed I had seen something similar before.

Could it possibly be a piece of the brass side plate from a flintlock or Caplock pistol? Not sure what else it could be given the design.

Could it possibly be part of a window latch?

 

[smokeythecat]

It does not look like a gun part.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

My thought is a broken straight razor?

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

looks to be made of clay?

 

[Dr Plugs]

looks to be made of clay?

No, it is made of brass. It was the only item like this found at this site. There was literally no modern trash there, everything dug was of time period.

Like I said probably a shot in the dark, we find so many "whatsits".

 

[Dr Plugs]

No, it is made of brass. It was the only item like this found at this site. There was literally no modern trash there, everything dug was of time period.

Like I said probably a shot in the dark, we find so many "whatsits".

Possibly a trunk or box latch of some sort. It does seem like it would have been inletted in wood, it looks like it may have had some fancy on fhe upper edge.

 

[Georgivs]

It looks pretty small to be a side plate

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

In one image the notch slants left to the hole and not in the other? Did some of the clay break off? Can we see the back?

 

[l.cutler]

Definitely not a side plate, the shape is all wrong. Looks "mechanical" in nature, not decorative.

 

[paleomaxx]

Fragment of a brass candle snuffer / wick trimming scissors. Below is a complete one:

 

[Dr Plugs]

Fragment of a brass candle snuffer / wick trimming scissors. Below is a complete one:

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I believe you have it! Thanks to everyone who tried to help, I believe this has been identified.