Hey gang, brand new to the forum AND detecting (3 weeks tomorrow). I found this at a supposed old stage coach stop in Nor Cal last weekend. I thought it might be a hammer from a flintlock or percussion cap rifle, but can't find any images of v-shaped hammers on the web. I'm now leaning toward a kick start for a tiny motorcycle. Obviously, I'm out of ideas. Does this look familiar to anyone? It has a spur on one side of the longer arm, and the elbow is definitely has a pivot point.
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Old Rifle Hammer?
- Thread starter yubahaven
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GordonJabben
New member
I think this is a frizzen spring from a flintlock rifle.
Don't think its a frizzen spring, its too thick.
Definitely not a flintlock hammer.
Don't think its a percussion cap hammer, the business part of the hammer would be cupped instead of flattened out as shown in the pic. The geometry doesn't appear to support a hammer, and its way too thin to take the forces that a firearm hammer requires.
It looks like its a part of some sort of spring-loaded latch release mechanism. The small protrusion in the 2nd pic is definitely for hooking a spring. The flattened out end would be for applying finger pressure.
If its firearm related, its small enough to be a safety or barrel latch but i doubt that.
I'd guess its a latch lever from some type of farm implement or other machine.
I've got a ton of strange finds that i'll never know what they were or from what.
Definitely not a flintlock hammer.
Don't think its a percussion cap hammer, the business part of the hammer would be cupped instead of flattened out as shown in the pic. The geometry doesn't appear to support a hammer, and its way too thin to take the forces that a firearm hammer requires.
It looks like its a part of some sort of spring-loaded latch release mechanism. The small protrusion in the 2nd pic is definitely for hooking a spring. The flattened out end would be for applying finger pressure.
If its firearm related, its small enough to be a safety or barrel latch but i doubt that.
I'd guess its a latch lever from some type of farm implement or other machine.
I've got a ton of strange finds that i'll never know what they were or from what.
abnackimac
New member
Old cash register key maybe.
DiggerODirt
Active member
Possibly the key off a French Horn???
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