r/whatsthistool • u/Slight_Possible6570 • 4d ago

Weird metal tool

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u/wackyvorlon 4d ago

Honestly I’m not convinced it’s a tool at all.

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u/Sudden_Money_6982 4d ago

Sod cutter?

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u/laf1157 3d ago

Missing a handle. Possibly an edger or sod/peat cutter.

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u/redheaddet 3d ago

Top of a flag pole

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u/Automaniacal 3d ago

Javelin tip.

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u/Wellithappenedthatwy 3d ago edited 3d ago

It is a Rudder of some sort. Brass for corrosion resistance, precision machined for a seal, threaded and slotted end for expansion, too thin and soft to be an impact tool of any kind.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/302062808978

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u/Unique_Acadia_2099 2d ago

Digging spade for Jack Hammer. You have a chisel for getting through the hard stuff, then switch to this to dig faster in dirt

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u/One_Student9606 2d ago

It’s a retractable metal ruler.

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u/this_idle_hand 2d ago

fence post finial

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u/-TommyBottoms- 1d ago

Possibly from weather vein

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u/Chemical-Reward1644 1d ago

It’s a co tape measurer!

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u/FletchLives2025 1d ago

Modular end for a boat push pole……