Any clue?

[relic nut]

Hi everyone, I'm new to relic hunting and just joined this site. My friend and I have been hunting a known union camp on private land in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. We have found many bullet,buttons,carved bullets and misc camp items.This item has me baffled.This object is brass and has steal pin in large end that seems to be broke of. the small end has some threads. Thanks for any help.

 

[tamrock]

What first comes to my mind is the spike tip of civil war era surveyor's transit tripod or a tripod for a field camera It just has that old design look to it, but I really don't. I thought I'd just start the thinking process with that idea.

 

[pong12211]

Maybe the point off of and old lamp that was on a post or something along those lines. Just a guess.

 

[relic nut]

Going back soon. maybe we will find more parts and figure it out. thanks guys

 

[Mud Hut]

Looks like the stem of an old door knob to me.