Is This What I Think it is?

[Gavinsdiscoveries]

Last winter I was detecting at a house that was built in 1783. I found this and I am curious to know what it is. It is 3 2/8 of an inch long and 3/4 of an inch wide. Is it a whistle, musical instrument part, or something else? Any answer, even if it is a hocus-pocus answer would be greatly appreciated! Please excuse any grammar/spelling errors, I am 13. Thank you!

 

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[BosnMate]

Have you cleaned it out and tried blowing through it. Looks like it might be a whistle

 

[creskol]

Sorta favors an old hole punch.

 

[RustyGold]

Dowel maker? Good call on the punch creskol.

 

[smokeythecat]

I'm betting on a whistle. Ancient armies sometimes used them to signal for troop movements.

 

[cudamark]

Looks a bit small, but, it might be the remains of a keg/barrel tap.

 

[Bruce R]

If it’s brass it wouldn’t be much of a punch.

 

[releventchair]

One end had a pin through it to secure something...
A first guess would be an umbrella/parasol stave is what was pinned ,and the oval hole had a button through it. But I don't know either....l.o.l..

 

[fyrffytr1]

Are both ends open? What is the material visible through the hole in the side of the piece?

 

[Gavinsdiscoveries]

It looks like the larger end is stopped up with iron - The hole in the middle has a pinch of dirt and some of the iron. Thanks for commenting!

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

I found something just about identical to yours a few months back, but bent pretty good. I think the ID was the tip of a powder flask.