✅ SOLVED Not a scabbard tip...but what?

[DownNDirty]

When I first found this I thought it might be a scabbard tip but the end is open so I guess not. Found at a home site covering the mid-1700s through the early 1800s. Made of sheet brass that is thin. Any ideas?-

 

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[DownNDirty]

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[SkaBa]

Part of an umbrella or parasol.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

SkaBa is correct... it is definitely an antique umbrella/parasol part, called the shaft's "runner." The design was invented and patented in 1875. Here is a scan of the inventor's diagram in the original 1875 US Patent. Also, another diagram showing the names of all the parts.

 

[DownNDirty]

Thanks-solved!