Another WhatZit from the woods

[Ground_Hog_MD]

Dug this up a few feet from where i dug up the muzzle loader trigger guard and other gun pieces
having a little trouble ID`ing this one. it looks like it could be a part of the gun , but insure.
it is brass, about 3 inches long.

 

[EladSwerdna]

The transmit handle you press down on a telegraph device? (just a guess, not really sure)

 

[brianc577]

I have seen this before, I hate to say it but it was on "diggers", it was a piece of accrouotement from a British Uniform.

 

[leddel]

its called a "frog" attached to a belt for a bayonette to hook to , probably civil war or earlier. nice find

 

[Aarong81]

It's already ID'd so I'll just add some source and images to compare. I'm not sure what model it is from but it is very similar to the 1750's to 1800, Charleville, or Brown Bess bayonette frog hook.
http://www.thequartermastergeneral.com/images/catalog/scabbard_convex_front.jpg http://www.thequartermastergeneral.com/images/catalog/scabbard.jpg http://www.thequartermastergeneral.com/images/catalog/scabbard_close_new.jpg http://www.thequartermastergeneral.com/images/catalog/scabbard_brown_bess.jpg
SOURCE
http://www.jarnaginco.com/artwork/catalog/rev_war/FI2410SC.jpg