I was out in a Gold Country canyon, and found this doo-dad. It almost looks like a sword handle, but it 's not. The "pommel" seems to be brass, with a steel shaft down the center (note the modern-seeming notched end), steel separator plates, and what looks like it might be charred wood in one of the gaps.
Does anyone have any idea what this might have been? I'm thinking it's something from the 40s, or so...
Does anyone have any idea what this might have been? I'm thinking it's something from the 40s, or so...