🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Some kind of fastener?

[Nathan W]

Found this today, trying to figure out what it was from. Mechanism or wagon/ horse related not sure

 

[sibbley]

Can't help identify. Sure is interesting though.

 

[russau]

It appears to be some sort of a latch device to tiedown a cover for something .

 

[the13bats]

My old house window screens in wood frames are held in with something like that , it pivots onto a screw or nail