PlasteredDragon
Elite Member
Dug at an 1840s home site in New England. About five and a quarter inch long, two and a half inch wide, apparently made of solid iron with a threaded brass fitting at the top that is not open on the other end.
On the side is some sort of swivel plate affixed to the cylinder with a single screw, revealing a small quarter inch wide opening in the side of the cylinder.
The other end of the cylinder is completely open, and looking down it you can see a post that extends all the way through the cylinder horizontally approximately where the swivel plate is attached.
It's quite heavy. Any ideas what this is?
On the side is some sort of swivel plate affixed to the cylinder with a single screw, revealing a small quarter inch wide opening in the side of the cylinder.
The other end of the cylinder is completely open, and looking down it you can see a post that extends all the way through the cylinder horizontally approximately where the swivel plate is attached.
It's quite heavy. Any ideas what this is?