ID HELP NEEDED :shrug: :unsure: :help:

[ihuntrelics!]

I posted this relic a couple of years back and had everyone stumped as to what it was. A few guesses were that it may be a gun part or used to lock a bayonet into place. It was found in a confederate camp with bunches or rebel relics. Here's some pics showing measurements and the weight in grains. Anyone have any ideas on it's ID?
Thanks,
Scott

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Thanks for viewing!!
Scott

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hi scott! it sure does remind me a lot of the brass whatzit i found in the spring at the old mansion site - it turned out to be one of the riveted on feet of an old oil lamp base! a couple of weeks ago, i found the rest of the oil lamp base not far from where i found the foot. yup! mine looks similar, has a hole too. hope it helps, and hh,

 

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[GRAY GHOST]

hi scott, the base of the oil lamp was pretty mangled up, so i scrapped it out last month. but... a photo of the leg is near top page in the "whatzit" forum on here. it has a curly, odd curvature with the single hole too. although it's not exactly like yours, it looks to be for a similar use. thanks, i'm just learning photobucket, and hh,

 

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