✅ SOLVED Thought it was a drawer pull when it first came out of the hole but now I'm thinking.

[ArDirtSlinger]

When I first seen it in the hole all I could see was the small end with the slot( of course it was full of dirt) I was thinking spoon. Then when I got it out I thought drawer pull; but thought it funny rust on one end. Now I'm thinking trigger guard. What do y'all think??




Might even have doubled as a breech opening lever

 

[beerguy]

Looks like a trigger guard to me.

Someone on here will identify it, I am thinking.

 

[rick67]

Ill seconed that. Trigger guard.

 

[jewelerguy]

trigger guard says I

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I think it's actually an old thumb lever type door pull..... The slot on the wide end is where the lever would have gone through....

 

[ArDirtSlinger]

I am closing this thread with the solved button. I have not found any examples exactly like this online or in books but the similarities with other trigger guards on flintlock and early percussion firearms are too numerous to ignore. The other finds that I have made in this little grove of trees would support the trigger guard theory as I have found 30 or more bullets, a Flintlock side plate and a Percussion hammer oriented for the left side of a rifle or shotgun. Thank each of you for your input and as always HH and GL

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Only mods can close threads. Don't ask for opinions if you don't really want them. Could be a trigger guard, but I'm leaning towards a drawer pull.

 

[ArDirtSlinger]

Didn't say I didn't want your opinion.. Just said I was done and solving the thread. Miss spoke when I said close... And your more than welcome to support your opinion with some pictures.

 

[gunsil]

I agree with NOLA Ken and Tim, trigger guards do not attach in a way the found object would attach, looks like a door pull.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

I have not found any examples exactly like this online or in books

That's because it's not a trigger guard. Drawer pull or some sort of latch.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Everyone finds things like these and we always hope for the best case scenario. But they usually end up being something mundane, like a drawer pull.

I've found at least three butt plates over the past few years. At least, I thought they were butt plates. They all ended up being furniture hardware! That's just the way it is. Hope springs eternal, I guess.

 

[ArDirtSlinger]

Ya'll are probably right but all the other finds from this 1/2 acre or so are in the pics below. If this is a drawer pull it is the first houseware's item to be found here.




I have another 20 .30 cal round balls not pictured
The hammer was recently found and I have not upgraded the total pic( the one on red cloth) in the last 2 months. I've been working this site since last February ... anyway there it is. This area is believed to be A Confederate camp ground from 1862.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I can see why you would want it to be a trigger guard, but having seen hundreds of them and having built a lot of muzzle loaders, and also being a renovation carpenter and woodworker, I am pretty certain it's a door handle. The slot is the give away. How it got there and why is anyone's guess, but if there's anything detecting has taught me it's that things have a habit of turning up in the weirdest places....

The percussion hammer is a pretty good find!