# What is This? **URL:** \ **Category:** Scuttlebutt\ **Created:** [June 21, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-is-this/51888 "2019-06-21T15:51:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-is-this/51888/1 "2019-06-21T15:51:54Z")
This piece of gear washed up on the beach during the last storm along with what appears to be a very old oar from a long boat. Any old ship enthusiasts care to guess as to what it might be? ![unnamed%20(2)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/c/cbb3a319d96fbbad74f4498ef99e2eb14bd2e536.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Steamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steamer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Steamer)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-is-this/51888/2 "2019-06-21T16:46:24Z")
Looks like an old pot hauler. ---
**Author:** ![Lemurian2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/lemurian2/32/7940_2.png) [@Lemurian2](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lemurian2)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-is-this/51888/3 "2019-06-21T16:49:58Z")
Maybe a hame tug. ---
**Author:** ![Sand\_Pebble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-is-this/51888/4 "2019-06-21T17:12:00Z")
Overpriced junk from Pier 1 Imports that ended up in the sea? ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-is-this/51888/5 "2019-06-21T17:28:39Z")
I think @Lemurian2 is right. It fits. ![single-harnes-with-Neck-Collar-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/0/0ca3eae62cd2cd7eacc52265069b4ba3c5a88ffd.jpeg) Colonial Spanish Mustangs landed on our beaches in the sailing era after a shipwreck. Their descendants are wild and still roam the beach. It would be something if the gear came from the same ship. I’ll see if I can have it carbon dated. ![12ThingsCorollaWildHorses](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/f/f50c669ead5e8d8d7d04c94b239a74421510d595.jpeg) The mustangs are one of the oldest and rarest strains left in the world and nearly extinct. If @Sand_Pebble is right, I’ll take it to Pier 1 for a refund… ---
**Author:** ![tomahawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@tomahawk](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tomahawk)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-is-this/51888/6 "2019-06-21T20:42:13Z")
Never new the name, but is is part of the gear used when harnessing a horse for pulling. Nothing whatsoever to do with the sea… ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/what-is-this/51888/7 "2019-06-21T20:55:33Z")
> [@tomahawk](#): > > Nothing whatsoever to do with the sea… Unless you consider that it may have been cargo since it washed up with a big oar from a longboat. If it came from the same shipwreck that the horses came from, it might be worth something to the maritime museum.