✅ SOLVED Atomic Ray Pistol or what ?

[Roger Mn.]

I found this on the sandy side of a hill. My first thought was part of a Atomic toy Pistol but now I don't have any idea what it is. It's 3 3/8" long. The small end has a hole and water runs through it. I think it's white metal like some cap guns are made of but it could be aluminum.

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Ground anchor. It fits on the end of a rod driven into the ground and then the rod is removed.

 

[Mud Hut]

Looks more like a maple tap to me.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

No, I don't think it's a spile. The tip hole would be central axis or above the spout - not on the same side. Gravity and all that. And he four vanes on the tip wouldn't make sense for that.

In this part of New York we know know maple taps. ;-) But I've been wrong before!

 

[lockster99]

Roger....If that's a ground anchor....how deep did you dig that thing? LOL

 

[Roger Mn.]

Roger....If that's a ground anchor....how deep did you dig that thing? LOL

It was on top of the ground on the side of a hill in the woods.

 

[Roger Mn.]

Ground anchor. It fits on the end of a rod driven into the ground and then the rod is removed.

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Thanks Charlie P. (NY).It does look like it but mine has a hole all the way through it to let liquid flow. It's also tapered and has a little knob sticking up were a bucket could hang and not slip. I'm thinking more towards maple syrup sap bucket spout spiles.
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[Roger Mn.]

Looks more like a maple tap to me.

I think Mud Hut is right about it being a maple tap. It is tapered on the inside and would probably split if driven into the ground with a steel rod.
I'm not yet ready to mark this solved. Lets see what others think about it.

 

[littleneckhalfshell]

I vote for maple tree sap tap, I have seen various shapes and materials, but always a taper to them, the ground anchor does not seem to have a taper and the item in question does.

 

[mick56]

This is it:

7/16" Cast Aluminum Spout: mapleguys.com

 

[Roger Mn.]

If the item is either pot metal or aluminum

I don't know that they are hit that hard to go into a drilled hole. If you look at maple taps some are aluminum.

 

[Roger Mn.]

This is it:

7/16" Cast Aluminum Spout: mapleguys.com

That's exactly it. Thanks mick56. I looked all over and couldn't find that one.

 

[Roger Mn.]

Thanks everyone for your help on this.

 

[duggap]

Heck, I was hoping it would be an atomic ray pistol. Got some people in Washington I would like to try it on.