Any ideas?

[tmosc]

I found this at the former site of an 1800's quarry town. Any ideas? It's fairly heavy and looks like a gun barrel or gas valve.

 

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[digging440yrs]

Looks like a smashed air hose nozzle----

 

[flinthunter]

Looks like a smashed air hose nozzle--View attachment 1595401--

No offense intended, but the air hose nozzles you posted sure look a lot like gas pump nozzles. LOL

 

[cudamark]

Yup, looks like a crude and/or damaged air nozzle.

 

[digging440yrs]

Lol, yep they do--but they are vintage ones