I thought the j shape thing my be a j hook, but it looks more like the catch on a more recent "modern style buckle".
My guess...no CW stuff in this bunch. Get a box to through brass junk into so you can go back and check it later in life once you find out what things look like.
HAHAHAHA I wondered why you started posting your trash, but then I remembered the tent rope tightener. I'm going huntin all day tomorrow with a new friend and fellow coin hunter. So you're a pack-rat like the rest of us now? Cool. Cheers!
Buckleboy
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