Iron piece

[Mugsy]

Measures 5 3/4" long x 2 3/4" across largest x 1" across smallest.
There are 2 iron triangle pieces inside large section. The point is worn off one of them.
1 side of main body has remains of 2 humps possibly attachment points?
Opposite side has 1 hump of iron remains.
Small end has remains of metal strapping?
Where strapping is missing the small end is fluted( or raised).
It is 1 solid piece of iron.
Difficult to describe.
Found at civil war period field that has many eras of trash.
Thank you for any input.

 

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[woodstock]

Man 'o' man ... now this has me scratching my head and maybe more cleaning ... looks sort of like a nozzle and the small/fluted/strapped side must have had a hose line of some kind attached and held in place by steel banding/strapping . The piece widens out maybe that is that side that was attached to another missing piece that fit somehow into the triangle and round piece . Then the taper would concentrate the PSI of whatever was pushed through it . Like the miners used to increase the water pressure from streams above to wash the soil away from mining areas below the stream above ... that being said , I think it's a nozzle of some sort ... it even could be a primitive or vintage fire hose nozzle cast in Iron ... IMHO , Woodstock

 

[Mugsy]

Thanks for your input Woodstock

 

[Mugsy]

Weighs about 10 oz at its current state