I Have No Clue!

[kylawrence]

I have no idea what this could be. Any suggestions? It has numbers on it in the first picture but they are hard to make out. What could I use to clean this with?

[karel]

guess locking pin of a car's hinged side planking

[Longhair]

Looks to me like a rock guard or tooth from some sort of pick-up, from farm equipment.

[taz42o]

I think it is a latch similar to old style window latch or icebox door latch. Electrolysis is the best way to clean it.

[CTCurt]

Looks like the pin pivots off the bigger piece? Maybe a measuring device....

[wtfisthat]

Kickstand? Or the thing they whack you on the knee with at the dr.'s office! lol

[SirLoinOfBeef]

My gut is telling me that is a really old tent stake or anchoring device. eyelets for loops, the square shank leads me to believe it is not a retaining pin. nails and stakes long ago were always square shanks. they were much easier to make.

google image this... "SOTW Roman Tent Stakes" i know there is a bit of a time gap but there are some similarities.... i may be wrong, its just a guess. very nice find!

[kingman mikey]

I don't know but you sure are finding some coooool stuff.

[kylawrence]

I need to take pictures of all the old metal things I have found so far and it is a bunch. I love this spot I am hunting at.