✅ SOLVED Furniture, muscial, lightning rod?

[fowledup]

Found this at one of the cabin sites at our mine 1880-1940. It's one of those things ya look at and know you've seen one before but can't for the life of ya think of the name. 21" overall length.

 

[sutphin]

NOT SURE WHAT YOU HAVE THERE BUT I HAVE SEEN THIS ITEM SOME WHERE BEFORE.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I don't think it's a lightning rod as those invariably have a sharp point.

Looks like maybe a strap loop at the wide end. Does it slide?

As far as my limited engineering schmartz go there are only two reasons to go to the difficulty of tapering a shaft: flexibility and weight.

And, if the round end is, maybe, the ball that fit in a ball-and-socket joint. Maybe a tractor tie rod, drag link or radius arm? That is a WAG of the first order.

 

[vhs07]

Here's a bayonet sheath from a French Military Model 1886 Lebel that's pretty close:

 

[DCMatt]

Here's a bayonet sheath from a French Military Model 1886 Lebel that's pretty close:

Yes!

 

[fowledup]

DANG! That is indeed it, nicely done vhs07. Boy that thing was a long way from home I may have to hold off on the gold gettin and conscentrate on beeping the cabin sites and see if I can find it's mate. Thank you, I think I will donate it to the local museum in the area as well

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

"Hollow" would have been a big clue - but I still woundn't have got that one. Good call Vhs07.

 

[sutphin]

YOU KNOW I KINDA THOUGHT THE SAME IDEA BUT DIDNT WANT TO LOOK LIKE A FOOL IF IT WAS WRONG , LOOKS LIKE A FENCING SWORD SHEATH . NICE FIND AND GOOD LUCK LOCATING THE MISSING LINK. HECK OF AN ID THERE VHS O7.