I would greatly appreciate some help identifying an artifact found during a metal detector survey of a War of 1812 battlefield in Maryland. It's made of copper alloy and looks like it may have clipped onto something but I'm not positive. Possibly horse related? The two links below are pictures of the front and back sides. Thanks for your ideas.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xi0ck3a8eq0rjht/mystery1_front.jpg?mhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/j8gph12k2crq7v1/mystery1_back.jpg?m
Nichole Sorensen-Mutchie
Archaeologist/Lab Manager
MD State Highway Administration
707 N. Calvert Street, CLL-4
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-545-8793 (phone)
410-209-5046 (fax)