What are these?

nwwoodsman · Nov 26, 2019

I accuired both of these from an assortment of goods that belonged to two avid reloaders before they passed away so I'm assuming they are reloading related. Both appear to be brass. One has a rim on it, the other is concave on one end. The are the same length, about 3"long, and almost the same diameter. One has "Roy Smeck" stamped on the end

DizzyJ · Nov 26, 2019

No idea. I've got something similar, but it's not reloading related. Mines more as a weighted impact device, but those look too nice to be something like that.

AMT · Nov 26, 2019

Could they be go / no-go guages of some sort? Have you mic'd them? Are they the exact same size, or is one a few thousands smaller (larger?) than the other?

SHPD_Retired · Nov 26, 2019

They appear to be the thing that a person uses when playing a steel guitar. Wizard of the Strings (Vintage 1968 Harmony Roy Smeck Lap Steel Guitar) | MyRareGuitars.com

AMT · Nov 26, 2019

SHPD_Retired said:
They appear to be the thing that a person uses when playing a steel guitar. Wizard of the Strings (Vintage 1968 Harmony Roy Smeck Lap Steel Guitar) | MyRareGuitars.com

I like your guess a lot better than mine. :s0155:

Certaindeaf · Nov 26, 2019

Bung plugs for fouling pieces.

Grumpa · Nov 26, 2019

SHPD_Retired said:
They appear to be the thing that a person uses when playing a steel guitar. Wizard of the Strings (Vintage 1968 Harmony Roy Smeck Lap Steel Guitar) | MyRareGuitars.com

Wow! Right on top of that one! Please tell me you knew this and didn't' have to Google it.

SHPD_Retired · Nov 26, 2019

I can't say that.

nwwoodsman · Nov 26, 2019

Son of a gun. I think you all are right. I was coming up with a bunch of guitar stuff when googling but I just knew that wasn't right. Dug a little deeper with the info provided here and found out that they are tone bars for guitars. I had no idea either one of these guys played...Nothing to do with reloading, but thanks for your help!