What is this?

[Vonclemen29]

Anyone know what this is? Found it in southwestern Virginia on my moms farm, it's solid brass and weighs about two or three pounds.

 

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[Vonclemen29]

And there is a set screw hole

 

[AU Seeker]

Can you post the size of this object?

 

[stefen]

Maybe show a pic of the top (or bottom...whichever)

Looks like a lever weight...

 

[Vonclemen29]

4 3/4" tall, 2.5 width

 

[WHADIFIND]

Door knob?

 

[Vonclemen29]

If it is it's heavy duty. All the stuff on my profile pic found same place. Bunch of flat buttons pistol Mexican reale 1860's few other things

 

[AU Seeker]

"Looks like a lever weight..."

"Door knob?

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Both of these two suggestions is what came to my mind as well.

 

[Vonclemen29]

Here is the bottom

 

[RelicMedic]

Dunno...but it's pretty darn cool!

 

[Ruchman]

Not sure what there called but mabey the big hunk of brass that smashes against a bell? Or an scale weight? Cool find!
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[hamiddetecting]

Welcome

 

[cti4sw]

Not sure what there called but mabey the big hunk of brass that smashes against a bell? Or an scale weight? Cool find!
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Those are clappers.

 

[Vonclemen29]

Yea it is hollow, so I don't think it's a clapper..

 

[Hookka]

Ahh its one of those "About 6$ of Brass" haha. I have no idea, interesting though.