✅ SOLVED I need help with an ID, I found this what looks like maybe a piece of a toy car or maybe the motor to one? It looks like the back end + kinda heavy.

[DarthYoda333]

 

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[Blackfoot58]

I disagree with the toy car angle. Those knobs appear to be knurled. That is usually an indication of adjustment or tightening. I’d guess from an instrument of some sort: possibly a type of optics. Can you post a clear picture of the end? It may have graduation marks or numbers. Thanks

 

[DarthYoda333]

 

[Blackfoot58]

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Now it looks like an adjustment piece for a gun sight. Hopefully someone will know for certain.

 

[DarthYoda333]

Now it looks like an adjustment piece for a gun sight. Hopefully someone will know for certain.

Interesting! Maybe someone will know how old, probably modern 🤷‍♂️.

 

[bowwinkles]

could be off a vintage microscope:

 

[Blackfoot58]

could be off a vintage microscope:

Yes, the flat vertical plate and gibs look correct.

 

[ARC]

Possibly from a survey transit.

 

[DarthYoda333]

Yes, the flat vertical plate and gibs look correct.

could be off a vintage microscope:

How vintage do you think? It’s interesting either way but I’m curious now at this Radom find.

 

[DarthYoda333]

I FIGURED IT OUT!! It’s the sight of a m1 garand! How old I’m not sure.
EDIT: 1940s

 

[AU Seeker]

I FIGURED IT OUT!! It’s the sight of a m1 garand! How old I’m not sure.
EDIT: 1940s

That rear sight is the newer design T105 version of the sight for the M1 from 1950 onwards, it is also the same sight used on the US M-14 battle rifle (1957 to 1964), it is also the same sight used on the civilian version of the M-14...the M1A (1971 to present).

That T-105 sight can be swapped between any of the above mentioned rifles, as they are exactly the same from 1950 onward up to the present day, there maybe some quality differences depending on who made the sight but they are still interchangeable.

That all being said the one you've found does appear to have some age on it but it's hard to say exactly how old it is, unless you can find some numbers on it to research when it was made.

 

[bowwinkles]

Maybe this site will help:

An Official Journal Of The NRA | From Flush Nut To T105: The Evolution Of The M1 Garand Rear Sight Assembly

Of all the features of the M1 Garand, its rear sight is one of the most recognizable and went through some notable changes. Here, we take a brief look at what changes happened to the rear sight design from the pre- to post-World War II era.

www.americanrifleman.org