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I agree with Chuck and Smoke. Sometimes there is a crimp, which
leaves dimples, other times there might be a pin which passes through holes
to secure the rod (usually wood) to the fitting.
Tom
At 09:50 AM 6/5/03 -0800, you wrote:
>I believe that Smoke is correct with his identification even though I can
>not give you a specific cleaning impliment for reference. I have seen
>parts that look like this, however. They are assembled from brass tubing
>and have an insert which is threaded to provide connection to other rod
>sections or specific tools such as what Smoke has refered to. The insert
>is held in place by a crimp which leaves two depressions, just as you have
>discribed and pictired.
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>Chuck
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>It looks a lot like a brass ramrod tip with a threaded end to accept a
>cleaning jag, patch worm or ball worm.
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>Smoke.
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>I had to do a little test excavation for Fort Union National Monument the
>other day and ran across something I hadn't seen before. Now that is not
>too surprising as mining and urban sites are my ballywick, not military
>sites. I DO have some help in the office, but this little guy stumped him,
>too. We both have a feeling this has something to do with guns or
>sophisticated machines or scientific tools of somekind. Its brass and very
>heavy for its size. A description with measurements is posted above the
>pictures.
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>http://groups.msn.com/20thCenturyArtifacts/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1
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