Very Antique - Horse Tack?

[YooperAlan]

It's either 19th or even 18th century

''Blacksmith'' made.

I'm guessing horse tack of some kind..?

 

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[bungyboy]

In one photo it appears tapered. It looks like a collar that would be hammered onto a wood tool to tighten up the end to keep it from splintering. Just my 2 cents. I have no idea what it is.

Edit: four inches... pickaxe type something?

 

[BosnMate]

I'm thinking a wagon or buggy part, but I don't know where it would go on the wagon, just a wild guess.

 

[TomPA]

I'm leaning towards BosnMate's thought. I found a dozen of these (although they were round) at a 19th century site that manufactured carriages, buggies and wagons. But where they were used on the wagon is a mystery to me.

 

[YooperAlan]

The ''blob'' ends on those inside ''pins'' is what throws me off. They are not meant to hold much weight, so I was thinking that a piece of punched leather (as in a belt) would have been on each side, on the inside of the ring..?

 

[YooperAlan]

It is not tapered

 

[bungyboy]

Since you got me to thinking, could it be part of a wheel spoke on one of those big conestoga wagons? I just looked up some photos and some of the wheels have collars like these and some don't. I doubt two were ever built the same way as each was crafted by whomever had an anvil and forge.