A little guessing game

[FANCYGUN]

Figured we could use a little challenge and fun so here's the question. looking at the two attached photos, what is it?
A hint.....it's something I made up using a piece of steel practice plate, a 44-40 empty cartridge casing and some "aquaplast" ( same thing as thermoloc)
I will wait till this weekend to post the answer and a photo of it in use.

 

[JJ Roberts]

I know what ever it is it's going make the live's of engravers the world over much better,can't wait for the weekend.:clapping: J.J.

 

[silverchip]

I'll take a "stab" at it.. A cylinder key to index a revolver cylinder in a holding fixture or it is the fixture!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FANCYGUN]

Well JJ I dont know about engravers around the world but it will make my life a bit easier. Silverchip is thinking positive so keep going. I know sandy P would love this

 

[Sandy]

You have me on this one my good friend.

 

[SamW]

Not sure what this thingamajig is but sure I will want one when I can save up enough money!

 

[monk]

i know zactly what it is-- it's used instead of an ipswitch from a frammelschtaume.

 

[FANCYGUN]

Sam you could afford it..
In answer to a question one of our fellow engravers broke with formality and emailed me.. it is for engraving not for shooting
Sandy.. you will hate yourself when I tell you... sheet metal.. tubing.. plastic...oh my

 

[Jerry K]

I'm thinking that it's a type of reed whistle?
Jerry K.

 

[Chujybear]

graver depot for the three or so that are on the go in any given time.. clamped in with piece

 

[FANCYGUN]

A whistle....why didnt i think of that? I tried itband it does work just like an empty bottle blew across the cartridge case and it did whistle Dang now i can do two things with it

 

[dogcatcher]

I have made a lot of predator calls using rifle brass. Pop the spent primer, drill with a 9/32 bit and stick a reed in it. I have also made quite a few writing pens using the rifle brass. I made about 75 key chains using 223 brass and FMJ bullets for one of my Unit's reunions, also a few of the 762 for the machine gunners. Here is what the pens look like.

 

[FANCYGUN]

Some some good guesses out there but no big tamale yet. Great pen also
OK so here is one hint...I am starting a project and here is a very rough sketch of what I am hopefully going to do. So I needed a"gizmo" or as Monk described it something to help me along so it would be engraving related.

[ATTACh

 

[SamW]

Marty, this reminds me of years ago driving across upper Texas panhandle when I saw something I had never seen before but instantly knew I had always wanted one...a pink oil well!

 

[rmgreen]

Bullet Pen!

Don't try to go through airport security with this. Had one like this confiscated!!!!!!!!!!
Great idea on predator call will give this a blow.

 

[silverchip]

Well Crap!!! I'm glad it a guessing game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Texasgerd]

Rear sight dovetail fixture to help clamp the slide and whistle for when you need a ham sandwich?

 

[TallGary]

OK, just a guess, but it could be a 1911 slide rotation "device". Slips in the groove on the hammer end of the slide to allow the slide to be rotated around the barrel axis.

Either that or a 1911 slide zipper fob to allow the slide to be flattened for engraving and then reformed for reassembly....

 

[JMiller]

It almost looks like a spatula, just stick a pencil or brush handle in the casing. If not for the Aquaplast (which I assume has a low melting point like thermoloc) I would say it's maybe for annealing inlays by holding over a flame?
....either that or heating leftover meatballs, if the whistle doesn't work for the ham sandwich.

 

[Mike_Morgan]

Pop that bad boy into the slide on the back rail side, then you can rotate the whole slide on centers, maybe... either that or it's doohickey, possibly a thingamajig.

EDIT... I see somebody else had the same guess... late to the party, I am... shrugs... in which case... definitely a whatchamacallit