Whatchahoozy - please help us ID this brass find

relicbase

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• Nov 28, 2022

• #1

A friend of mine sent me this image, he found this brass item at an 1850s era house. Can anyone help to ID it?

 

MasonDixonMding

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• Nov 29, 2022

• #2

Size?

 

Rondall

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• Nov 30, 2022

• #3

Kind of looks like an adz, although I doubt an adz would be made of brass. Definitely could use a size reference.

 

CTCurt

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• Nov 30, 2022

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It kinda looks like the part of a Hand Plane that holds the blade in place?