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Found this whilst detecting in a grassy plateau adjacent to what used to be an old farm did also find some bullets there however they are only 1940-60’s this seems older. I think it to be a lock however in even unsure on that

Any help would be appreciated.

I jussssssssssst got a metal detector! Woo to the hoo, so far my treasures include a couple awesome nails and a shell casing. I'm sure finding nails gets old fast but so far...well..they're pretty sweet nails. Since finding the shell casing I have fallen down the rabbit hole that is the...