This is odd?

[Vermont treasure hunter]

Found this in an old dump yesterday. I had a different post with the other find from this hunt in the Today's Finds form. The top I think is made of a bone of some kind and the metal I think is silver plated or silver fill. It has the initials O L T and 3/4, along with so other words I can not read on the base piece. It looks like it would screw onto something and the bone has some holes in it. word I can not read.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

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[DizzyDigger]

Could you lay it next to a ruler so we can get a better indication
of it's actual size?

From the images, the metal looks (to me) like chrome covered
steel. The splines on the shaft base means it was part of a larger
tool, or machine of some type.

 

[ticndig]

looks like it says colt

 

[DCMatt]

It does look like the old Colt logo:

 

[desertexplorer]

1909-1914 Model T Acetylene headlight lamp Burner. Here’s a couple for sale on ebay. These are the same as on my 1913 T.
These came in different shapes and sizes for the various automobiles that used acetylene headlights and side lamps. Colt was a large manufacturer of acetylene lamp burners and parts. I do not know if they were the same company as the Colt gun manufacturer though. The modern light bulb took the gas burners place.

 

[Vermont treasure hunter]

1909-1914 Model T Acetylene headlight lamp Burner. Here’s a couple for sale on ebay. These are the same as on my 1913 T.
These came in different shapes and sizes for the various automobiles that used acetylene headlights and side lamps. Colt was a large manufacturer of acetylene lamp burners and parts. I do not know if they were the same company as the Colt gun manufacturer though. The modern light bulb took the gas burners place.View attachment 1873778

Thanks for the ID!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Different "Colt" company - J.B. Colt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Colt_Company

 

[DizzyDigger]

1909-1914 Model T Acetylene headlight lamp Burner. Here’s a couple for sale on ebay. These are the same as on my 1913 T.
These came in different shapes and sizes for the various automobiles that used acetylene headlights and side lamps. Colt was a large manufacturer of acetylene lamp burners and parts. I do not know if they were the same company as the Colt gun manufacturer though. The modern light bulb took the gas burners place.

The collective knowledge and experience of the TNet membership is simply astounding.

 

[ARC]

The collective knowledge and experience of the TNet membership is simply astounding. View attachment 1873800

I was Astounded once after too much Rum... yep.

:P

 

[DizzyDigger]

I was Astounded once after too much Rum... yep.:P

It was long ago and it was far away (in another country), but
I will never forget how my head pounded for two days
after too much rum.

While I was having the time of my life , apparently my brain
was not , so it decided to teach me a lesson ..hoping I'd never
do such a thing to it again.

Now, this was not your standard, run of the mill type of hangover.
The idiot in charge of brain operations was sending waves of this ,
followed by a never ending, torturous pounding that started in the brain and
continued right down to my toes.

I begged.. "God, please, just kill me now, or have mercy and I promise
to never, ever drink like that again. !"

The answer was an absolute "NOPE. I suggested you stop, but as usual,
you just ignored me. It won't kill you; just deal with it."

While some might debate the point, I 'm pretty sure I survived.