cowboy iron?

[mike slaw4all]

i found these on the edge of a freshly plowed field where there were homesteads along the arkansas river. the whole area is now designated public hunting ground and is controlled by the corp of engineers.
left to right.....1. a hook maybe for holding a pot over a cooking fire, not sure. 2. a transition piece from flat leather strap to rope i think. 3. buckle, probably for horse harness judging by it's size, there is still some dirt in the loop part.
the only reason i dug them was because the ground was really soft and i wasn't getting any high numbers. i passed up a ton of other signals in the same range but it was getting dark and i had a long way to walk back to the truck. yep, i'll be going back again to check the other signals.

mike.

 

[Old Longhair]

The third one (far right) is a link from a flat drive chain. They are used on a lot of farm equipment including manure spreaders and hay elevators.

 

[mike slaw4all]

The third one (far right) is a link from a flat drive chain. They are used on a lot of farm equipment including manure spreaders and hay elevators.

you're exactly right, i didn't recognize it as a single link, i've only seen them as complete chains before.
thanks,
mike.

 

[Jackpine Savage]

Dug one just like it last week, thanks for the info. Sickle bar mower blades and other stuff from farm machinery is abundant in fields for sure.

Tom