What the heck are these finds

[Schammitt]

We found this in the same area near old foundation and we do not know what it could be. Thankyou

 

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[ticndig]

horse bit

 

[Schammitt]

Thank you : )

 

[ticndig]

anybody know the other item shown?

 

[LouMiller]

Pic number 2 is my toothpick after i eat my bowl of nails for breakfast ! Just kidding. I don't have a clue what it is but i think it is awesome !!!! Nice finds !!!

 

[1637]

looks like a broken file.this is the end where a wooden handle would go
brad

 

[Schammitt]

Thank you .. We have searched the web and no clue we think maybe some sort of key hmmmm : )

 

[Schammitt]

Thank you .. We have searched the web and no clue we think maybe some sort of key : )

 

[releventchair]

Thank you .. We have searched the web and no clue we think maybe some sort of key : )

Your picture offers no size scale.
If the tang is 1/4 inch thick , or 1 inch thick.
No pic of "top" edge to see shape /width..

Could be a hardy to fit in an anvil.

Could be an edged scythe anvil....Handy around a homestead where blades are fixed/repaired. Just pound it into a generous round of fire wood.

Or as mentioned , it could be a broken file.
Farrier files are/were large dimension-ed. And like most hard steel files,brittle. A drop could break one. Add a real cold winter day it might break even easier.

 

[Schammitt]

Much appreciated we will get better pictures tommorrow

 

[AlanLee]

The one on the left looks like a hand grenade pin.

 

[Gambrinus]

The second picture kind of looks like a well abused broken part of a wood spade drill bit. Although it does seem a little thick.

 

[Schammitt]

Good morning i added a few new images . I hope this helps

 

[djackson7348]

It looks like a hardy to me. In the past I have found them around old blacksmith forge locations. Usually you will find a lot of burnt coal cinders somewhere around the site.

 

[ticndig]

I agree a hardy tool

 

[Schammitt]

Thank you for the valuable info.. We will have to go back to site and look again.. We have ran into soil with black coal in our diggings in the past and did not know the reason.

 

[Schammitt]

Wow and what were they for and era..

 

[ticndig]

hardy tools fit in an anvil , some are for cutting , bending . shaping and such. look them up.. they go back hundreds of years and are still made and used today. often the detectorist needs to date a site by what he digs. .

same thing with the horse bit , been around hundreds of years but still made today.
but for the sake of a guess I'd say mid 1800s on both finds.

hopefully you will get some coins or buttons from the site to narrow down a date for you.

 

[Madmox]

Reminds me of a broken sickle bar mower tooth

 

[Schammitt]

Wow thank you so much for the valuable information. we love it .... We will keep you posted on our next finds we only go on the weekends and we are in a window to go back before snakes come out in the spring: ).