✅ SOLVED Spigot or?

[snaps]

Hi All,
I Think it's brass, whats puzzling is the part that's mushroomed from being beat on with something? Found at a home site that was a hospital during the War of the Rebellion.
Thanks!!

 

[pepperj]

I'm not leaning towards a spigot part.

 

[Almy]

Looks like part of a machine. Very heavy spiral spring on the bottom.

 

[ticndig]

it reminds me of the end of the hose for a hand crank diesel pump

 

[snaps]

I'm not leaning towards a spigot part.

Really looks like the front of this 1500s barrel tap, with that piece in front to give you a flat surface to tap it in. Looks like mine took a lot of pounding. And I doubt mine is that old. Thanks everyone for the help!

 

[oldmxrat]

Really looks like the front of this 1500s barrel tap, with that piece in front to give you a flat surface to tap it in. Looks like mine took a lot of pounding. And I doubt mine is that old. Thanks everyone for the help!

That's exactly what I thought when I saw it!