Trigger guard?

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Found at 1830 to ... farm in W PA.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Possible. But it would be a VERY large one if that is the case.

Your piece appears to be large enough to be a pot handle.

 

[bowwinkles]

I think that it may very well be a skid off a snow blower.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

My first question would be... what material is it, brass I would assume?
It might also be a handle to an old tankard.

Dave

 

[HuntinDog]

Looks like a broken part of a door handle

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

My first question would be... what material is it, brass I would assume?
It might also be that handle to an old tankard.

Dave

Brass

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Brass

Thinking back now... it's probably not a tankard handle as these were primarily made of pewter, although they did make them in brass.
HuntinDog's suggestion seems to make the most sense.
Dave

 

[NOLA_Ken]

It could easily be part of a trigger guard, they are a lot bigger than they look on old muskets. This is my 1853 Enfield and it's close to your piece in size.


Of course it could be part of a door or cup handle too

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I think it’s a little too thick to be a trigger guard, I’d be leaning towards tankard or door handle

 

[creskol]

Ya reckon it could be a section of a sword handle/guard ?

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

I compared it to a PA long rifle trigger guard and it is much thicker. To create the breaks it looks like the piece took a lot of force, not just a drop. It was found in an old road bed adjacent to some out buildings and near the main house. I’m thinking this was some kind of fitting or handle on a horse drawn carriage that was used a a tie off and got twisted and ripped off. Or it was protruding slightly from the side of the carriage and was sheared off by another buggy.

 

[creskol]

I compared it to a PA long rifle trigger guard and it is much thicker. To create the breaks it looks like the piece took a lot of force, not just a drop. It was found in an old road bed adjacent to some out buildings and near the main house. I’m thinking this was some kind of fitting or handle on a horse drawn carriage that was used a a tie off and got twisted and ripped off. Or it was protruding slightly from the side of the carriage and was sheared off by another buggy.

The only appliance from a buggy that I know of that would come close to matching yours would be a drop style door handle from an enclosed buggy or a carriage. They had an inside dimension of 3 1/16 inches wide while the outside dimension was 3 5/8 inches wide.

 

[yaxthri]

Pot metal pot handle