Farm item?

[yeti]

Apologies if I’ve posted this in the wrong place but can anyone help me ID this? I’m pretty sure it’s a piece of farm/forestry equipment but thought there might be a small chance it’s something cool. It’s about 12 inches long. Any thoughts would be appreciated so I can decide to keep or put into the recycling bin. Thanks

[kradman]

The Catch with the cut out hole looks German to me I have found items with the same catch on them

[yeti]

Yes I wondered if it could be a vehicle mounting due to the curved “shelf” part

[Watchdog]

The orientation of the hole and slot "keyhole" suggests it should be at the bottom. Some kind of retaining bracket that is capable of being "unhooked" possibly retaining something with a cylindrical profile? Other than that I have no idea.

Does the find location offer any clues?

Regards

Mark

[yeti]

Hi Watchdog. No, the location was filled with junk but did have a nice K98 bolt in there too

[Watchdog]

Hi Watchdog. No, the location was filled with junk but did have a nice K98 bolt in there too

So some kind of rubbish pit?
What I meant was the geographical location ie is it in a zone of period military activity where the types and nationality of units operating in that area might point towards particular equipment?

Regards

Mark

[Composite]

...a country at least?

[yeti]

Hi. Yes lots of military activity there. End of the war Berlin area so lots of dumping of stuff but also a lot of trash dumped in DDR era too