✅ SOLVED Brass/Copper? Part of a wagon or stage coach

[Bedrock Bryan]

Found this on the Truckee tail on the West slope. Found a rein guid not to far from this piece. There is heavy wear on the tip and a small hole is visible where it is worn through. The hole near the big end I assume is where a fastener would go. Odds are this was mounted on a piece of hard wood. 1 3/4" length, opening is 15/16", 11/16" small end diameter, and the neck on the end/tip is 9/16".

 

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[caprock]

Buggy pole tip?

 

[Tony in SC]

The wear on one side makes me think buggy or wagon pole/tongue tip. Tony

 

[bradyboy]

cane tip?
Flag pole tip?
Brady

 

[ironhorse]

The wear on one side makes me think buggy or wagon pole/tongue tip. Tony

Yep
Pole or shaft tip

 

[CTwoods]

X4... The angled wear is typical, from pushing the vehicle back into the shed after the horse is unhooked.

I have never seen one that fancy around my area. The small diameter gives a clue to it being from something lighter like a buggy, compared to a delivery wagon pulled by a single big draft horse.

someone recently referred to the two wooden poles as a "tug".

 

[Bedrock Bryan]

Thanks all, I agree, tip on a buggy pole, along those lines.
Will wait till evening PST and will post it solved, give it a few more hours.