✅ SOLVED Dip Pen?

[simulant]

Dug this from a nearby rev war battle site. I'm thinking it's part of a dip pen. First considered a flechette round, but I think that's ruled out since it (a) has no fins and (b) is decorative.

Were dip pens in use in the Rev War or did they just use quills?

 

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[DCMatt]

Size?

What type of metal is it?

Broken at the end?

We need more info...

DCMatt

 

[simulant]

Sorry about that -- totally meant to at least put the size in.

It's about 2 3/4" long and very thin, about 3/16".

The metal appears to be brass, but I'm not sure. There are areas where you can see kind of a copperish color, but there's no green anywhere.

The piece appears to be intact -- both ends do not appear to be broken.

 

[got2dig]

I don't know, but it's cool. Welcome to Tnet.

 

[DCMatt]

It could be an autographic stylus from a 1920's Brownie camera. They had a little window in the back of the camera that allowed you to write on the film with a brass stylus that came with the camera.

DCMatt

 

[nsdq]

cool ,,, almost looked like a old ball point ?

 

[simulant]

It could be an autographic stylus from a 1920's Brownie camera. They had a little window in the back of the camera that allowed you to write on the film with a brass stylus that came with the camera.

DCMatt

I think you nailed it DCMatt! Will mark as SOLVED!