Stumped again...

[brassmonkey]

Still some more cleaning to do but...here it is.

 

[63cagedfalcon]

Lock plate from musket?

 

[brassmonkey]

That’s what I hope it is but I can’t find a similar one out there.

 

[1637]

looks like something that keeps something like a winch or a ratchet winch from spinning.locking arm.?
brad

 

[trdking]

looks like something that keeps something like a winch or a ratchet winch from spinning.locking arm.?
brad

I vote for this. A musket plate would be brass

 

[DCMatt]

looks like something that keeps something like a winch or a ratchet winch from spinning.locking arm.?
brad

 

[gunsil]

I vote for this. A musket plate would be brass

Lock plates on muskets are steel, not brass. Brass would not take the constant hammering very well.

 

[Reanm8er]

I agree a catch of some sort, gravity activated.

 

[WVScavenger]

Lock plates on muskets are steel, not brass. Brass would not take the constant hammering very well.

I think he meant musket "side plate." They were made in brass and some were iron as well. It does look like a broken side plate. One of the screw holes remains, and there would have been a second, which is missing. Also some lock plates were indeed brass. I have one. Though they are few and far between, and have steel parts attached to them.

 

[A2coins]

I go with a lock side plate also

 

[trdking]

Lock plates on muskets are steel, not brass. Brass would not take the constant hammering very well.

Good to know

 

[BLK HOLE]

I'm a fan of DC Matt ID's !

 

[brassmonkey]

updated pictures after a bit of cleaning.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I’m going with DCMatt’s theory