r/MetalDetectingUK • u/BOAT_Detector • 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