what kind of old nozzle is this?

[Comanche Todd]

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what do you think this was used for? could it be for an old fireman's water hose?
it's made of brass or possibly a bronze? and it's about 13.5" inches long, it looks pretty old? what era do you think this piece dates back to? the top piece unscrews.

 

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[Angelo]

Here's one on ebay similar to yours. $30.00

And a site that has one more like yours

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[fjudd94]

It looks like a smooth bore nozzle used for fire fighting. usually brass.

 

[TheSleeper]

fjudd94 hit it on the head. They didn`t have adjustable nozzles at first so they used different size brass nozzles to do the same thing, think adjustable nozzles came out in the late 70`s up to that point all brass with different size openings, depending on the amount of stream and distance from fire they were.

 

[ivan salis]

arrgg laddie --it be an old "suicide" nozzle used on merchant ships

yep I can attest it is indeed a old brass firehose nozzle --often refered to as a "suicide" nozzle by the ships crewmembers--they had no on/off control only on--so if you had one you had to fight it and control it always --thus it wore you out quickly--if it got loose from you look out!!! due to the steady pressure it would whip around beating and banging into everyone and everything around it and the brass head being heavy would crack your skull easy --the crews hated them ---happily the shipping company's were finally forced to replace them about 25 years ago by the coast guard insisting upon it by law --we finally got the bail type nozzles that can be controlled on/off and either stream or fog pattern. ivan salis*** 27 years of deep blue sailing

 

[Comanche Todd]

looks like something that may have been used back around the time of the San Francisco Earthquake and fire 1906

 

[Montana Jim]

That nozzel is an AWESOME find!! Would make a great display... wow.

If your not attached to it the local FD might be interested in displaying it temporarily as a donated item with your name on it... you own it, they display it.

Just thinking...

 

[trk5capt]

Its Called A "Play Pipe", Smooth Bore Fire Fighting Nozzle. The Nozzleman Had No Control Over The Water Flow, The Pump Opperator Or Engineer Had Total Control Over The Pressure. Modern Nozzle's Have A Bale Or Valve That Allows The Nozzleman Some Control Over The Flow And Pressure. The Play Pipes Were In Use From The 1700's Until The Mid 1900's. Yours Looks To Be Late 1800's Early 1900,s. Hope This Is Helpful. trk5capt...

 

[Comanche Todd]

Its Called A "Play Pipe", Smooth Bore Fire Fighting Nozzle. The Nozzleman Had No Control Over The Water Flow, The Pump Opperator Or Engineer Had Total Control Over The Pressure. Modern Nozzle's Have A Bale Or Valve That Allows The Nozzleman Some Control Over The Flow And Pressure. The Play Pipes Were In Use From The 1700's Until The Mid 1900's. Yours Looks To Be Late 1800's Early 1900,s. Hope This Is Helpful. trk5capt...

great, I have an antique 1890's - early 1900's brass fireman's helmet that will look nice on display with this fire nozzle

 

[fd3615]

i agree - its brass..

straight stream fire nozzle

id guess late 1800's very early 1900's

 

[weldermark]

fire fighting nozzle.

mark

 

[waldopeppa]

They are still in use today especially in hi-rises. I have roughly 5-6 of them in the fire hose panel in the lobby/stairwells of my building.

nice to have if you're into firefighting. Now all ya need is a fire estinguisher and hat to boot!

 

[asstchief]

Definately a fire nozzle. Judging from the 25c scale it appears to be a 4". The pins are for a spanner wrench.
Too big for a hand held line, maybe off an old engine for the water cannon on top. Does it unscrew at the bulge to take different size tips?

Don, retired firefighter