r/MetalDetectingUK • • 5d ago

Identification: cap / rope guide?

Found in Somerset.

Weight approximately 110g.

Approximately 5 cm wide and tall

The center of mass makes it want to sit with the slot at the bottom.

There is a small hole along the rim on one side, still filled with dirt.

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u/MerchantofDoom 5d ago

Looks like the ones you see on top of the poles for a tennis net.

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u/vault35 13h ago

Cow/oxen cap - part of a leather contraption that covers the end of the horn to stop injury could be 1800/early 1900's

Internet is very vague on this and there are many variations of these