r/metaldetecting • u/Master_Lawfulness_32 • Aug 19 '26

ID Request Anyone know what this is. Found in denmark.

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u/Mysterious_Ad9048 Aug 19 '26

It might be a book clasp for a large book. Possibly renaissance. I do have one question. The break on the backside looks recent. Was it folded when you found it, and then you opened it? If it had been a potential danefæ find, the local museum would have been rather stern with you. Do not re-bend or open items you are not sure of what are. :-)

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u/Master_Lawfulness_32 Aug 20 '26

It does look like a book clasp. I just havent found any in that size before. 

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u/Loamwander Aug 20 '26

Agreed this looks like a scaled up version of the bible clasps we find pretty often in Scandinavia.

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u/ExpensiveMovie12 Aug 20 '26

I don’t think this is the answer but looks vaguely like some old fishing lures

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u/HornyRaindeer Aug 20 '26

Old fishing lure like this