🔎 UNIDENTIFIED I found this metal detecting in a creek where I found 12 civil war bullets around this item in the creek any ideas on what it is and the age on it?

[savinghistoryalway.s]

 

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[villagenut]

Looks like a schrader valve stem for a compressor like an ac unit

 

[villagenut]

Similar to this example....see if the cap will unscrew.....

 

[tamrock]

Similar to this example....see if the cap will unscrew.....View attachment 2153268

Makes sense to me. My first thought was maybe some kind of dip stick.

 

[savinghistoryalway.s]

Similar to this example....see if the cap will unscrew.....View attachment 2153268

Thank you

 

[savinghistoryalway.s]

Looks like a schrader valve stem for a compressor like an ac unit

Thank you

Looks like a schrader valve stem for a compressor like an ac unit

thank you

 

[savinghistoryalway.s]

Similar to this example....see if the cap will unscrew.....View attachment 2153268

Yeah the cap moves unscrew but how old is it

 

[Bucket Lister]

It reminds me of the butt end of a thermocoupler.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

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It wouldn’t be some sort of grease cup would it? Pack it with grease, then turn to press grease down the tube? Back in the day large machines were operated by engineers and required constant maintaince while they were running.

 

[villagenut]

Remove the cap and take a pic of what is in the end of the stem under the cap

 

[ticndig]

if the stem weren't so long it sure looks like a musket tampion

 

[Tesorodeoro]

The third photo sure appears to look like it was designed to press downward when it was turned clockwise.