While Alec and I were in Connecticut, Alec dug a piece at a 1750 house that we thought was a drawer pull. I even captioned it in our video as a drawer pull. Today it was identified by Isaac Pasette as a thumb plate from a Brown Bess flintlock musket .
The best I can tell, this came off a model 2 ( 1769-1790 ). Much cooler than a drawer pull. LOL
We just don't dig stuff like this in Illinois!
Thanks Isaac for the ID!