Any idea what this could be?

[flyinryan2]

Found this last year in a CW area. It's all brass. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Ryan.

 

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[DCMatt]

Wow. That's a tough one. Does it show any signs of wear?

I can't think of anything civil war related that used something like that.

Maybe farm/work horse related?

Maybe a strap went over it to patch a pipe or a hose on an early tractor?

Obviously, I'm just guessing...

DCMatt

 

[taz42o]

Its like a large version of these things that have been posted by several people in the past but never IDed.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/239514-brass.html


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[Silver Searcher]

Horse Blinker...

SS

 

[doublet2a]

At first I thought some sort of bushing,
Or bearing??
But I don't know, ??

Tim

 

[flyinryan2]

Thanks for all the ideas everybody. It may remain as a brass thingamajig.

 

[Panache]

Left-handed smoke shifter

 

[flyinryan2]

Left-handed smoke shifter

(In Boy Scouts, sending a new camper after a "Left Handed Smoke Shifter" is a similar practice.) from Wikipedia


Lol.