Help in ID'ing this...tow foot?

[Ironclad]

Folks,

Got this little doo-dad "willed" to me but I'm unfamilar what the official description and nomenclature is. It looks like a super heavy duty tow hook but I'm not sure. I've tried various search engines without success. Can ya help me out?

 

[Jones]

Not sure of proper nomenclature myself. They're usually associated with armor. The "T" end is for a cable eye when recovering a tank or APC. Also sometimes used for tying down on a flatcar when shipping by rail.
A search in that direction might bring you better results.

 

[doghead]

Does it have an NSN number on it?

 

[Sephirothq]

Jones is on the right track

 

[flyxpl]

Towhook . pics on the way
My M548 has these on the front for towing .The tow cable has loops to hook up .

 

[3dAngus]

OK, that would make sense. I take my comments back about possibly being a catch latch of some sort.

 

[M813A1]

They are a Tied donw hooks and used to pull with like what was mentioned above