Any ideas? Dug this at an 1880s house near a wagon stop. Brass. Thanks!

[heflipya]

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[taz42o]

Lightning rod.

 

[stillwater]

some sort of bayonet piece?

 

[taz42o]

Sometimes refered to as bayonet lightning rods becuase of the resemblance to the outlawed style of bayonet.

 

[billjustbill]

It's a bent threaded point to the top of a lighting rod.... I saw one of these at local flea market and the vendor wanted $7 for it.... I put it back. Yours could be straightened out if you left it in the summer sun for most of the day and used a brass hammer to straighten it. Of the parts to an old lightening rod system on the old homes, it's the hardest part to find.

 

[heflipya]

THANKS YALL!! Much appreciated!