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Post by emmagee on Dec 16, 2007 21:58:22 GMT 1
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Post by woodsy on Dec 17, 2007 10:10:27 GMT 1
It is a very interesting tool! The only use I can think of is that it may be a device for the Regimental fitting of "Prince Alberts" to the entire force!  |
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Post by Kev on Jan 6, 2008 16:39:05 GMT 1
Woodsy,a very interesting train of thought ! ;D  What had you in mind ......... decorative or for attaching a second set of ID tags ? Disturbed of Kent |
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Post by missingsomething on Jan 8, 2008 6:38:05 GMT 1
Looks like some kind of threading tool for a barrel or something else round.
Looks early like WW1 to me. Maybe for some front sight posts or set screws???
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Post by privatefjordy on Jan 8, 2008 19:58:07 GMT 1
I suspect that it is for piercing a hole in a large diameter rope, or possible in a round wooden shaft.
The sixth picture in the original listing shows a close up of what is clearly a concaved cutting tool, not the sort of profile for something that would be used on metal, but suitable for softer materials.
I have an antique wood brace somewhere that has a few drilling bits that are the same profile.
I suspect also that the square hole in the bronze body is used as a spanner to release the square headed screw that is visible below the thumb wings. This I again suspect is to allow the depth of the cutting tool to be adjusted by the half moon part that sits above the thumb wings.
Interestingly, the cutting tool would not pierce anything right through, unless it was either pierced from both sides, or if the piercing part was originally longer and has been reprofiled after being broken?
If the original link doesn't work, try searching for the item number in advanced search. Item number: 300182325258
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Post by missingsomething on Jan 8, 2008 20:31:06 GMT 1
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Post by andrewupton on Jan 9, 2008 0:02:48 GMT 1
Interestingly, the cutting tool would not pierce anything right through, unless it was either pierced from both sides, or if the piercing part was originally longer and has been reprofiled after being broken? A small observation, if the tool was originally designed to pierce right through something and the borer had been shortened subsequently, I would have expected there to be a hole in the base of the curve to allow the borer all the way through without risking damaging the brass. I cannot see such a thing in any of the pictures, so would guess that it is still much the same size as it would have originally been, and was therefore deliberately designed to only partially pierce something... |
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