What is it?????

[abunaitoo]

From my friend who is moving to the lower 48.
At first I thought it was a broken shell extractor, but then I saw it has rifling on it, and no way to pull it out.
The hole doesn't go all the way through, and is not threaded.
2.26 long, small dia 0.387, large dia .450

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[megasupermagnum]

That looks like a piece of a tap handle. A nut threaded on the end to tighten the collet on a shaft. The other end used to have a T handle. I could be wrong.

[MrWolf]

That looks like a piece of a tap handle. A nut threaded on the end to tighten the collet on a shaft. The other end used to have a T handle. I could be wrong.

My first thought also. I have seen that part somewhere.

[bakerjw]

It is certainly a collet of some form. Taps, at least new ones, usually have a square end to them that is also machined into the collet.

[para45lda]

Looks kind of like part of the pencil attachment for my Dremel

Wes

[tdoor4570]

looks like the Broken shell extractor that works in my trapdoor check the trapdoor collectors website for a good pic of it, I have one .

[Ithaca Gunner]

looks like the Broken shell extractor that works in my trapdoor

Ding!-Ding!-Ding! We have a winner!

It's made to thread onto the cleaning rod and follow the rifling down from the muzzle, catch the broken cartridge body and extract it out the breech.

[abunaitoo]

Got it.
Thank you

[KCSO]

That is a case extractor. could be 45-70 they made them in most calibers till the 30's or so.

[abunaitoo]

Made for a Trapdoor????
From the looks of it, it screws on to the cleaning rod, is pushed down the muzzle, goes into the shell, turn the cleaning rod to expand the fingers, and push the shell out.
It that how it's suppose to work?????

[Ithaca Gunner]

Yes, exactly. It's made specific for the Springfield .45 Rifle with three groove 1:22 twist barrel.

Last I've seen they sell for about $12.00.

[Geezer in NH]

Got to say abunaitoo you come up with some great brain teasers thanks

Keep up the good work.