what are these?

[JVA5th]

Not sure what these are

 

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[duggap]

They are tent rope tension adjusters. They are post civil war. Span Am period I think.

 

[JVA5th]

Thank you how old do you think they are just curious because I found these on my property in California and here in California it's hard to come by much of anything interesting

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

That particular form of tent-rope adjuster was invented and patented in 1880. I wrote an article about them for the North/South Trader's Civil War magazine, which was published a few months ago, with proof that those are strictly from after the end of the civil war. At that time, a tent rope adjuster was called a "tent slip." That form was adopted for service in the US Army in 1889. (But I should mention, they were also sold for civilian usage.) See the original 1880 US Patent diagram and 1889 US Army document, below.

 

[JVA5th]

Thank you the info is much appreciated