please can ANYONE help identify?????

[dalimac]

We found this article whilst detecting on a beach in southport,U.K.

we have found out by Jewllers, that it is BRASS and has a small stamp either, MANUFACTURERS or some kind of number. however it is UNREADABLE. the jewellers seemed excited about the artifact, although it not being jewellry.

MAYBE MARITIME INSTRUMENT COMPONANT.....possibly a pointer.

ANYBODY WITH ANY IDEAS?????????? PLEASE HELP.

 

[on-edge]

i don't think it is, but it sure resembles a trigger guard of a gun,is there only the one hole in it ?

 

[dalimac]

yes only one hole, in the flat tail end. the centre hole appears to be purposly casted into an uneven sized elipse, .

 

[Carolina Phil]

It looks like an old marine cleat to me, for tying off a mooring line (click the link for some examples).

Nice find.

http://www.hundleychriscraft.net/pages/Hardware.htm

 

[Grant]

Looks like a trigger to me as well does a size comparison would help identify, Grant

 

[dalimac]

CAROLINA PHIL, thankyou for the link, very interesting, but i have noticed that more often than not a cleat has 2 holes either side of it to feep it securly screwed to whatever it may be fixed to, and has 2 ends in which line can be securely wrapped around, but i will search and look at more cleats, who knows????? very frustrating!.

 

[dalimac]

SIZE COMPARISONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hi dalimac, have you put the piece on the whatzit forum? i've had good luck there, steve knows his stuff and would be glad to help. hh,