Tempted to say it’s a trigger guard but doesn’t seem like it is

[billinvt]

Along an old 1700’s cellar hole of which I found an 1808 Springfield musket trigger guard, I found this smaller shaped item that just doesn’t seem to be curved enough in the trigger region to be another guard off a musket/rifle. Any thoughts as to what it might be and, yes, I’ve considered it being a drawer handle, etc.., but the screw hole is very similar to the much larger musket trigger guard I found so I’m not certain what it is.

 

[fwcrawford]

Sure looks intriguing!!
Is the other trigger guard you found iron also?
That wide section sure resembles a trigger guard.

 

[laplander]

I would concur with the trigger guard theory. A drawer pull would have 2 holes as a trigger guard typically has one with a tang {yours missing} on the opposite side. The profile is the typical of a trigger guard as well. Hawkin and others used iron trigger guards.

 

[Confetrit]

I agree with the others here. I believe that you are on the right track. It looks to me to be a trigger guard. Congrat's.

 

[billinvt]

For comparison sake, below is the larger, more complete trigger guard to the right of the smaller one in question.

 

[CT Todd]

it's a trigger guard! and a nice find.

 

[still looking 52]

That's a cool find for sure, I'm not an expert with guns but it definitely fits the description of a trigger guard, a very old one indeed.
Someone who deals with old guns could probably even tell you what kind of gun it came off of, maybe even a pawn shop.

 

[Picketwire]

It could have been bent by different circumstances, ran over, stepped on, involved in an explosion, etc.

 

[Hauptmann aD]

Or from a toy.