What are these ?

[Hutch911]

What could these be one of two was found with in 2 feet of a CW bullet

Thank everyone

Hutch

 

[PBK]

Looks like a Grommet of some sort ...

For perhaps a strip of heavy cloth or leather to slide through ...

~ Nick ~

Agreed.

Here are a couple of examples of modern grommets or eyelets for turnbutton fasteners.

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[Cynangyl]

too funny...I was looking at it thinking "it looks like a grommet of some sort" and read the first reply and that is exactly what was posted word for word. Of course with the confirmation from PBK it looks like we were right!

 

[txkickergirl]

How big is it? To me it looks like a piece to a saddle, the cloth reminds me of the same cloth that the girth is made of.

 

[tulecanyon]

pbk has it correct.
but, those type of grommets were used on saddles, tack, saddle bags, mail bags, briefcases, military vehicle covers, tarps, tents.
i am sure i missed some.

 

[Hutch911]

they are made of brass and about a inch long and half a inch wide thanks for the ideas I sure don't know

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Definitely a grommet.

 

[Hutch911]

Cool thanks good picture thats them but are they from the CW and what did they go to thats the big question

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

If I had to give odds, I'd say they were from a saddle, where the cinch goes through the leather. Could be CW time period. What's the material inbetween the halves?

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[Hutch911]

It is some kind of cotton not leather Thanks for the help

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

I ask because most saddles are not JUST leather. Most saddles have a material underneath the leather - horsehair, a carpet like material, wool-like material, etc.

A cinch grommet would have a combo leather and material.

Underside of saddle: http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ANznHy4p9w0/SCMDyV8aQQI/AAAAAAAACqY/_WtoiJQYHHA/Barefoot+Saddle+011.jpg

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[AKiwi]

A grommet of a tent

 

[mrjosh]

I have some old army bags that use ones very simular to that.