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Let's try this again, I found this object in the yard while using my metal detector. Does anyone have any idea what it might be. I have already heard from the jeering section about it being UFO crap or some other goofy junk. I am looking for an honest opinion. Thanks in advance to anyone offering their help. Steve E...........   [IMG:left]  [/IMG]NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | ||
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Water tank heater switch. "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" Hamlet III/ii | |||
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A proposed trigger for the Manhattan project.... "When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all." Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Idkier I spent a lot of time around water heaters for several years and haven't seen that item in any, would you know what type or size of tank, commercial, residential etc, etc. Thanks for trying to answer for me. billinthewild You seriously think that? Anyone else have a realistic opinion on what it might actually be. Steve E........ NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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mole trap VERITAS ODIUM PARIT | |||
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Honestly, what part of a mole trap would that be? I couldn't figure that one out. Steve E....... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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GOT ANY MORE PICTURES NEW ANGLES , CLEAN THE DIRT OFF, VERITAS ODIUM PARIT | |||
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all kidding aside are the left and right hang down things in the top picture threaded on the inside ? is the center cylinder hang down thing hollow like the center wire from a throttle or brake cable ran through it ? the red thing looks like a lever of some type maybe part of a lawn mower. VERITAS ODIUM PARIT | |||
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Thanks for your input Crusher,the 3 parts that hang down aren't threaded or hollow(they are solid). The red part can pivot approx. 45* and the dark part on the top of it looks to be a screw (whats left of one) with a spring on it. I went prospecting yesterday with my metal detector out on the north end of Ft. Ord and found the top part of a grenade that looks to have been exploded and also in the same area I found 2 unfired 50 cal. rounds with red tips. Steve E....... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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Maybe it was supposed to go to Japan....  "When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all." Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Since this a military area, I'm going to suggest, possibly some kind of booby trap switch. The two fluted prongs look like they are meant to be embedded in something. Reminds me of my wife's new knees.  Grizz Indeed, no human being has yet lived under conditions which, considering the prevailing climates of the past, can be regarded as normal. John E Pfeiffer, The Emergence of Man Those who can't skin, can hold a leg. Abraham Lincoln Only one war at a time. Abe Again. | |||
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Sounds good to me, it would be something if it really turned out to be something like that. Thanks. Steve E....... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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As Grizzly pointed out, it darn sure looks like millitary stuff. It reminds me of a flash-bang switch or something from my USMC days. Being as you are in an army area (just up the road from me) i think that is the best guess. Pretty cool. Curtis | |||
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That sounds neat. I thought it was cool finding those 50 cal Incendiary rounds buried across the road from the old wood barracks. Makes you wonder if some GI was trying to hide some he had stolen. They were dated 1943. Don't know if it helps any but on the bottom of the item in the photo it has K 111 cast into it. Steve E........ Steve E...... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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I think it is the lower thermostat not the upper. | |||
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FYI, ,50 cal. w/ red proj tip , is a tracer. Keith IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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MT Gianni Just to give you the benefit of the doubt I checked with the local plumbing shops and every one of them said it was not part of any thermostat used in the heating business. Hog Killer Thanks, I thought orange was tracers, just goes to show what I thought I know. What color were the 50 cal. incendiary rounds? Thanks again for your input. Steve E......... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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Blue tip API are silver tip Keith IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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The technical term for that is a "Doohickey", commonly known as a "thingamajig". Anything else???  . | |||
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Yes that is funny but what is the actual name for this part or what it fits on? Thanks for the humor. Steve E.......... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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It is trash you found in your yard....bajinga. ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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ted thorn I know that but I'm trying to find out what the correct name of this item is and what it was used for or what it was a part of. But thanks for trying to help anyway. Steve E.......... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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I think it must be a safety keeper,like a pin that keeps a fire extinquisher from going off till you pull the pin. The red part,the lever,in the center it looks like it held a plunger or something. The way the plastic is formed looks like the way electrical connections snap together. ****************************************************************** SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM *********** | |||
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Thanks jb, that sounds like it could be feasible. Thanks again for your input. Steve E......... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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From the way it pivots/hinges, I'd guess it was a manual (non-electrical) prototype for the clapper. ______________________ RMEF Life Member SCI DRSS Chapuis 9,3/9,3 + 20/20 Simson 12/12/9,3 Zoli 7x57R/12 Kreighoff .470/.470 We band of 9,3ers! The Few. The Pissed. The Taxpayers. | |||
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LRH270 I believe that is a big NO, but if that if your best opinion then thanks for that big effort. Steve E.......... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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JBrown Seems like you some in every bunch don't it. Steve E........ NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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I can't see it being any kind of a military trigger for anything like a mine etc because if it were, that red bit wouldn't be red, it'd be an earth colour or camo pattern. It looks to me like part of the trigger for a fire extinguisher..... similar to the ones I used to take apart to use for a variety of reasons when I was kid. | |||
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I haven't the slighest, but sure hope someone figures it out. It's driving me nuts. | |||
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My first thought was a nonel connector, with prongs to push into the dirt. But then again, FIIK. Cheers, Chris DRSS | |||
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I bet it is a something like the (worthless) popup button in some processed turkeys. It pops up when it reaches a certain internal temp. The center post is possibly spring loaded and lifts red lever when it reaches a certain temp? Maybe it was to warn someone if a part or device overheated? Might even be re-set by pushing the red lever down again? Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. | |||
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Big Ed Nothing to do with a turkey pop up. The center post is not spring loaded and the lever is not spring loaded to pop up. It might have been some kind of part of a device that sensed heat or something. It looks like it fit in something that was rectangular judging from the tabs on it. Thanks for your input. Steve E......... NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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I think JB is on the right track. Looks like some sort of quick release. Maybe more than one were used on the same piece of equipment. Also looks like if any piece of it broke, the entire unit can be replaced. What is under the red piece? Does it look like some kind of contact could be made from screw at the top, to the rivet beneath? I'm thinking of some sort of kill switch? This may be a stretch, but what if it had multiple uses? Could it have been like a safety stop between two pieces of equipment? ________________________________________________ Never met a Colt I didn't like. | |||
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No contact with the rivet and the plastic. The plastic is flat on the bottom and the rivet is counter sunk. All of that is a better guess than mine. Thanks. Steve E............ NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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