🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Strange Copper Object Found in Bavarian Field

[TheHbeast]

etchings on shaft, chevrons and lines. looks like a rivet and hole on tapered section. I’m at a loss.

 

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[Limitool]

Is it possible to take another pic on a more neutral background. The object and background all kind of blend together.... Thanks.

 

[Bucket Lister]

I know it's not, but it reminds me of a paint can opener. Some kind of prying tool...(?)

Yet it also looks like it was attached to something curved/round.

 

[ncsuwolf]

If I found it in Virginia (or something of the same shape, maybe not as ornate) I’d say it was a handle off a pot/pan/cooking utensil

The item in the pic below is obviously ferrous, but you get the idea……

 

[Limitool]

If I found it in Virginia (or something of the same shape, maybe not as ornate) I’d say it was a handle off a pot/pan/cooking utensil

Boy that sure looks like a great possibility.... !!!!

 

[Red-Coat]

Looks like it may be a mediaeval strap end, used to prevent clothing and legging straps from fraying or curling, and to add weight such that they hung attractively. There are a myriad of different forms but, if you Google the term, you may find similar examples.

 

[Glen's Loyalists]

If I found it in Virginia (or something of the same shape, maybe not as ornate) I’d say it was a handle off a pot/pan/cooking utensil

The item in the pic below is obviously ferrous, but you get the idea……

I am going to agree here and say pot handle

 

[Mackaydon]

The smaller end reminds me of the attachment point for the balance of the utensil/tool.
Don in SoCal

 

[TheHbeast]

Looks like it may be a mediaeval strap end, used to prevent clothing and legging straps from fraying or curling, and to add weight such that they hung attractively. There are a myriad of different forms but, if you Google the term, you may find similar examples.

Wow I think this is it! Good eye! Have you seen any of these before? I wonder if there’s a way I can get the age

 

[Red-Coat]

Wow I think this is it! Good eye! Have you seen any of these before? I wonder if there’s a way I can get the age

They're a fairly frequent find in Europe especially since they were used over a long period of time on everyday clothing. As I said, there are a myriad of styles and difficult to date unless there is context, but generally from antiquity to mediaeval (ie from 1st to 16th Century).
If that's what it is, of course.