Brass Object - What is this?

[ElvisC]

Hi - I'm new to the forum and to antiquing.  I picked this item up at a tag sale but have no idea what it is.  Do you have any suggestions?  I tried to google it, but couldn't come up with a good description.  It is brass - 13 inches long and 3.5 inches wide. 
Thanks for your help.

[regularjoe2]

Scary pointy-lookin' item , ElvisC .... seems like it rings a distant bell , but I'm old & forget stuff .

Welcome to the forum .

I'm wondering about any maker's marks it may have inside if it ....
can this be easily disassembled (threaded parts ?) to check for more info ?

Cool 'what is it' item !

Would make an uber-scary one like in image below .

[cogar]

I draw a "blank" on it also. Strange that it has a piece of iron pipe holding it together.

[ElvisC]

My wife is convinced that it is simply a door stop.  I think it is a 18th century implement of torture (at least that's my story until I hear what it otherwise).

Sorry I couldn't find any marks anywhere on it.  It does not come apart anywhere and the spindle in the middle does not spin or move in any way.

[KC]

Does it show any wear at all on the piece?  Especially note the smallest parts of the item.

I have an idea....but would like to hear back.

[buyitonebay]

Does the rod thru the middle spin within the item or is it fixed. The brass looks like made in india type brass imho. As far as what it is I haven't a clue...yet.

[waywardangler]

The way the two ends are shaped leads me to believe it has something to do with gathering material as in drapes.  Just a guess.

[KC]

Exact way I am going Waywar....

[Gizmo]

Hey, I think I stumbled across what you've got there. I had seen it in a picture or something once held by a many armed deity. I think you have a vajra dorje. I'll  post a link below (that's probably better than me stumbling through an explanation).

http://dharmacrafts.info/topics/vajra-dorje/

I'd say that's a fun little find for you. Cheers!

[talesofthesevenseas]

Way to go Gizmo!

[Gizmo]

Glad to help out! There are a few posted on e-bay too. It looks like most of them are around the $19.99 price range, but a few are much higher. Just for fun, here are a few links...

http://cgi.ebay.com/GIANT-BRASS-DORJE-VAJRA-THONDERBOLT-FROM-NEPAL_W0QQitemZ390159559699QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad7526c13

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Nepal-Tibet-Bronze-old-Nine-Pronged-Vajra-Dorje_W0QQitemZ180454626455QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a03ef1497


http://cgi.ebay.com/13-Tibet-Tibetan-Buddhist-Instrument-Iron-Dorje-Vajra_W0QQitemZ370333138317QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5639933d8d

[ironlord1963]

Great Job Gizmo

[waywardangler]

I guess this peaceful vajra has nothing to do with drapes, unless one would happen to be hiding behind them with a red face. 

[KC]

Thank goodness my family didn't find these....we would have gotten two, mounted them with brackets and hung sheers from them!    Still might! 

[Dean Perdue]

I guess this peaceful vajra has nothing to do with drapes, unless one would happen to be hiding behind them with a red face. 

Thank goodness my family didn't find these....we would have gotten two, mounted them with brackets and hung sheers from them!    Still might! 

You 2 are crackin me up.
I'm amazed this one even got solved thanks to Gizmo.