007tallguy
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i dug this thing up in an old hay field Sunday.
it was about 8 inches down, but the field has been plowed over the years, so that depth isn't much of an indication of age.
it looks like maybe it's of French origin from the design on the key thing, the "key" looking part will turn, but it's bent up and i don't want to break it trying to straighten things out.
looks like remnants of iron near the tip on the side of the "key". the small holes in the plate are all threaded except for one but the end of the key thingy doesn't appear to be threaded on the inside.
the hole in the plate where the "key" goes through it looks hexagonal as well as the key itself having a similar hex shape near the tip. possibly something that was pushed in, turned and then released to hold it in position?
any ideas? furniture hardware, window latch, door from a clock, rifle part?
thanks for looking,
Pete
it was about 8 inches down, but the field has been plowed over the years, so that depth isn't much of an indication of age.
it looks like maybe it's of French origin from the design on the key thing, the "key" looking part will turn, but it's bent up and i don't want to break it trying to straighten things out.
looks like remnants of iron near the tip on the side of the "key". the small holes in the plate are all threaded except for one but the end of the key thingy doesn't appear to be threaded on the inside.
the hole in the plate where the "key" goes through it looks hexagonal as well as the key itself having a similar hex shape near the tip. possibly something that was pushed in, turned and then released to hold it in position?
any ideas? furniture hardware, window latch, door from a clock, rifle part?
thanks for looking,
Pete
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