"Ancient" Ottoman (?) Ramrod : Age ?

[Ian]

Oops--no attachment with this one! OK, now we do.

[kahnjar1]

Just a guess....I do not think this is a ramrod. As you suggest it looks like something to remove "foreign matter" from ones body. An old medical instrument maybe? I am assuming that the prongs are metal?
What is the purpose of the threaded piece in the middle? Does it, or did it, screw into the other piece?
If this IS a piece of medical kit it would be getting up to 200 years old IMHO.
Stu

[stelio]

Its a ottoman ramrod ,made in end of 18th century. I think it has lost half case and has go out the tweezer.
Stelios

[ward]

look up suma you will find enough complete ones to identify

[kahnjar1]

Not sure I understand the comments above.
If this is a ramrod missing it's end, then what is the purpose of the "tweezer"?
Same question...if it is a ramrod, why is there a thread in the middle of what is left? Surely if it is the end which is missing, then the thread would be there and not in the middle?
These are not a familiar item to me, so I am asking to learn about something new.
Stu

[stelio]

Not sure I understand the comments above.
If this is a ramrod missing it's end, then what is the purpose of the "tweezer"?
Same question...if it is a ramrod, why is there a thread in the middle of what is left? Surely if it is the end which is missing, then the thread would be there and not in the middle?
These are not a familiar item to me, so I am asking to learn about something new.
Stu


Hello Stu,
The are several types and each has different things when the were not in batle.
Other is a ramrod with tweezer[photo 1. Tweezer ramrod] .The ramrod use from warriors to bake food in fire,like a knive,for smoking tool[photo 2. Warrior firing with grill at the cigarette]
Stelios

[kahnjar1]

OK I see. The "ramrods" were used for different purposes depending on what was inside them?
So going back to the first pics, the ramrod shown here has a thread in the middle which does not appear to screw into anything. The "tweezer" is at the end, but there is no thread there to attached the hollow???rod into which the tweezer fits.....so how does this item become a ramrod?
Stu

Originally Posted by stelio

Not sure I understand the comments above.
If this is a ramrod missing it's end, then what is the purpose of the "tweezer"?
Same question...if it is a ramrod, why is there a thread in the middle of what is left? Surely if it is the end which is missing, then the thread would be there and not in the middle?
These are not a familiar item to me, so I am asking to learn about something new.
Stu


Hello Stu,
The are several types and each has different things when the were not in batle.
Other is a ramrod with tweezer[photo 1. Tweezer ramrod] .The ramrod use from warriors to bake food in fire,like a knive,for smoking tool[photo 2. Warrior firing with grill at the cigarette]
Stelios