✅ SOLVED Really Old Bottle Opener?

[MetalDetectingGuy]

I know that its a bottle opener, but I have no idea on age. It has a little black paint on the back still. Anyone have a good idea on date?

 

[Mud Hut]

Nope...It is whats left of a spring hook.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Hey MD Guy,

Cast iron bottle openers were popular in the 1920s and 30s- here's a picture of one from the Vaughan's 1935 catalog.

 

[Subterranean]

Cool relic, it may be a horse bridle clip also, someone more knowledgeable than I could confirm that. Happy hunting this new year. Sub

 

[Patriot Relics]

I would build a homemade electrolysis set up and then you'll know for sure.

 

[duggap]

I'm with Mud Hut. The flange on it would serve no purpose as an opener, and the space in the hole is not large enough to open bottles.

 

[bigfoot1]

perhaps a rifle sling end....

 

[mick56]

It needs to be cleaned up some. Small items like that will clean up well in a rock tumbler.

 

[MetalDetectingGuy]

Sorry I haven't responded for so long. Im going to go with bigfoot1 with this one, as I looked up a horse bridle clip and it just doesn't match the pictures. The thing I found even has some black paint on it like the pictures. So Im going with that its a rifle sling end. Thanks everyone for helping!