Some nice relics including sword hanger chain?

crabstang44

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I believe this is a sword hanger chain from the civil war, also my first pewter button which has a design, many pewter handles one of them says best Britannia metal and stamped with a crown, that one thing looks like a boot and I think had a blade in it, it says hearis aleg and foot on one side and ahead good blade tool on the other, at least I think that's what it says, they were found in my spot in the woods where everything dates from the 1700s to the civil war
 

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can anyone verify if this is a sword chain, or know anything about the boot blade
 

Hey crabstang44, looks like horse tack... specifically a horse bridle chain. I've found a similar one and you can find them on Google images. Here is a similar one I just found online.

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so the boot is a pocket knife from mid 1800s looks like
 

crabstang44, I got a chance to take a picture of the one I found a couple months ago. Its plow struck... bent and broke, but a similar design to yours. While the middles appear ornate and different, the loop and hooks appear very similar in design in mine, yours and the example I pulled online last night.

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I think horse tack is correct, I had an identical piece when I was a kid, I found it in my grandfathers barn, and HE never had a sword.
 

Nice finds-looks like you have found a good colonial home site.
 

Yeap 100% horse tack
 

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