BRASS COMO SE LLAMA

[against the wind]

I dug this up today. Heavy brass, 2 3/4 inches long
Drilled hole is 1/2 " opening on top, 3/4" opening at bottom.
Has a #3 stamped on one side.
What is it and how old?

 

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[BosnMate]

That's a head scratcher.

 

[against the wind]

That's a head scratcher.

But wouldn't that hurt?

 

[mojjax]

I once had a Craftsmen Quick Clamp table and it had inserts similar to that - for holding the thing your working on .

 

[Tpmetal]

looks to be from a door latch, but that 3 bugs me.

 

[ARC]

Correction... Old "style" type of font...

Not as in OLD... nor as a "British" style / old English style.

Just as in the older "style".

 

[Shiloh]

Tooth off a small excavator. ??

 

[against the wind]

Tooth off a small excavator. ??

Would or did they make those teeth out of brass?

 

[DCMatt]

looks to be from a door latch, but that 3 bugs me.

Early 20th C mortise lock latch bolt.

 

[against the wind]

Thank you Matt,,
That looks like it would have been a serious heavy duty lock.

 

[against the wind]

Anybody else??
I can't enter it in the club's "Finds of the Month," if I don't know what it is that I found.