Vintage Brass Pipe Identification

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mn90

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Can anyone tell me about this antique brass pipe?
It came in a box of old WW1 and WW2 stuff I bought at a yard sale today. It doesn't have any markings that I can see, its either brass or copper (I think). Other than that I know almost nothing about it. Any input is greatly appreciated!

 

philobeddoe

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• Apr 28, 2017

• #2

That doesn't appear to be a tobacco pipe, it looks more like a plumbing fitting of some sort.

 

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aldecaker

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Is it actually hollow? What length is it?
It almost looks like an old-school kubotan-type device, or one of those things old-timey coppers would use with handcuffs to get you to move your ass when you didn't want to move your ass.

 

balkisobrains

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• Apr 28, 2017

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Maybe it's a tamper or a rotary-phone dialer, although dialers are usually more fancy. How big is it?

 

darthcider

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• Apr 29, 2017

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Depending on its size, it looks like a nozzle of some sort?

 

anthonyrosenthal74

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• Apr 29, 2017

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It's a Dingelhopper! Or maybe a Thingamajig. Could also be a Jinglesnarf, but jinglesnarf is a word I totally made up. :mrgreen:

 

wyfbane

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Apr 26, 2013

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• Apr 29, 2017

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You do know we are a smoking pipe site, not a plumbing pipe site, right?

 

aquadoc

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• Apr 29, 2017

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It looks like the core of a anti-tank projectile.

 

ophiuchus

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Can anyone tell me about this antique brass pipe?

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:laughat: -I get it! Very funny!

 

mawnansmiff

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• Apr 29, 2017

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It looks to me rather like a miniature cannon, as per in a child's toy soldier set.
Regards,
Jay.

 

condorlover1

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• Apr 29, 2017

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Spigot for a hose pipe?

 

balkisobrains

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• Apr 30, 2017

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ophiuchus
:laughat: -I get it! Very funny!

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So I'm guessing that the original poster was trolling about something that happened on the boards recently since he has not been back and you get his post and find it funny. Damn! I was wondering what that thing actually was! :puffpipe:

 

phantomwolf

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• Apr 30, 2017

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You do know we are a smoking pipe site, not a plumbing pipe site, right?

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Haha
Seriously though, and this may not be as much of a stretch as it sounds: Aldecaker mentioned Kubotan and that could be right. Especially in WWI it was very common for soldiers in the trenches to fashion all manner of practical implements from maces and clubs to knives and pipes- Many serving more than one function. I'm no expert though.