[BCMA] Mystery orphan object

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Hi 

Could anybody please help identify the attached object? I'm afraid we found it in our collection with zero provenance or background info. We suspect it is a gun barrel cleaning rod but have can't match it with any armament info

It is stainless steel and 75 cm long. It is mostly solid except for a short open tube at one end. The other end has a fixed, solid pin with a small almond shaped notch (see photo).

Thanks for any suggestions...   

Peter Ord 
Manager/Curator
Penticton Museum & Archives 
785 Main St, Penticton, BC V2A 5E3
Direct Tel: (250) 490-2452; Cell : (250) 809-4856
www.pentictonmuseum.com
 
Now exhibiting in the Atkinson Gallery: 
The War of 1812 in the West - The Oregon Country Legacy


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