What is this iron rectangle piece? Dug several of these near an Indian village site that saw a lot of trading and associated with the English.

[CAP]

 

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[KeyaPaha]

chain swivel. Use them on my trap chains to keep the chain from binding up

 

[traveller777]

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I must be having a bout of dejavu. This looks just like a metal piece posted a few weeks back. I am getting old. Anyway, looks like a pipe hanger to me. But I am no expert. Good luck with it and thanks for posting.

 

[ADHD_Outdoors]

chain swivel. Use them on my trap chains to keep the chain from binding up

Pretty cool find, IMO. I enjoy trapping and recognized this piece pretty fast. Fur trapping helped build this country.