✅ SOLVED Odd Brass Tubes

[cambria09]

Hello. Seems a bit odd posting today but just waiting for folks to get here to open stuff so here goes.

I found these at a 1910 site and at first didn't think much of them but they are brass and pretty stoutly constructed so I am guessing they are not modern. One still has a piece of a wooden dowl inside it so they must have been used for....??

Thanks and Merry Christmas to all.

C9

 

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[pistol-pete]

They used to make jointed wood shotgun cleaning rods with ends somewhat like these?

 

[taz42o]

They used to make jointed wood shotgun cleaning rods with ends somewhat like these?

Good ID.

 

[kuger]

Fantastic ID!!!!!

 

[cambria09]

They used to make jointed wood shotgun cleaning rods with ends somewhat like these?

Hello pistol-pete. Thanks for the great ID, this makes perfect sense as I have found a lot of vintage (1890's to 1930's) shot shell brass on this site.

The old-timers down here in FL sure loved their shotguns...most of the sites I dig are 1880 to 1920's "Cracker" sites and old shot shells are always present. They are not worth anything but I love finding them.

Merry Christmas and HH.

C9

 

[pistol-pete]

I love the old shells also. That's about all I find in this area, by the hundreds. Mostly rifle/pistol but some shotshell.

 

[cambria09]

We find a few old rifle and pistol empties here but we dig way more vintage shotshell ammo. A lot of FL was probably jungle in the old days so I bet scatter guns were preferred if you wanted to hit anything.