A fake musket rest
Some guy wished to please me and offered me this thing, thinking it would be a musket rest.
I doubt it is something of the kind.
Made of bronze, with some patina, could perhaps be dated XIX century.
I will have to consider visiting a local church and ask someone there (the sexton?) if this could be the fork of a rest used to prop litters, when marching in processions.
Anyone familiar with these devices?
Could it be something else?
Fernando
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