Does this Part look like it belongs to...

[Mike-Mike]

If I ever go to your house I am going to drop off lots of little springy things just to drive you nuts.

I wouldn't worry about it. just put a tack in the wall and pin it up there.

 

[dhuze]

Throw it away and you'll know what it goes to the next day.

 

[Coyote33]

You didn't do a lawn mower carburetor or anything funky like that, did you?

 

[Artie]

You didn't do a lawn mower carburetor or anything funky like that, did you?

Not on that bench. I am banging my head trying to figure this out.

 

[PATRON]

Will you please find out what it goes to the suspence is driving me crazy.

 

[Artie]

Per Coyote33's request, just a pic of the item and nothing else

 

[MisterHappy]

The key to the side door in the Lonely Mountain.

/thread

 

[Coyote33]

I tried image search on google, yahoo, and bing. Nothing.

I'll go with the guy who said it's one of those bugger-hook thingies.

 

[mpkeelee]

Is it a key to an Indoor Lock? Go lock a bedroom door and see it if unlocks it

 

[dgrafton]

Put a blue light on it and throw it up in your neighbor's tree!

 

[Artie]

Is it a key to an Indoor Lock? Go lock a bedroom door and see it if unlocks it

Locked all the doors in the house and it doesn't fit. Now to find those keys

Put a blue light on it and throw it up in your neighbor's tree!

Epic thread that was.

 

[not new guy]

Do you have a fluorescent light fixture over the bench missing a piece?

 

[center442]

I know you said your guns all functioned normally, but did your function test include the manual safeties? I'm reaching here, but it looks like it's designed to pull something into/or out of alignment...so I'm thinking safety.

I'm know I'm reaching here, but the suspense is killing me!

 

[white feather]

Could it hold the slide of a pistol open after the last shot in the magazine has been fired? The fact that it was missing would not affect function...White Feather

 

[Artie]

Do you have a fluorescent light fixture over the bench missing a piece?

No, just 2 incandescent

I know you said your guns all functioned normally, but did your function test include the manual safeties? I'm reaching here, but it looks like it's designed to pull something into/or out of alignment...so I'm thinking safety.

I'm know I'm reaching here, but the suspense is killing me!

I keep going back to the ... as the culprits because those are what typically go out with me and during cleaning I spray the trigger assembly down with CLP, brush it with an old toothbrush, let sit and then blow out w/ compressed air. Friday I took out the ...to test. No issues and because I was with the wife, the safeties were used quite a bit. Although I broke everything down and/or function tested w/ snap-caps, I didn't check safeties. Will check in the AM. Like I posted earlier, I checked all diagrams and that friggin bugger aint nowhere.

Could it hold the slide of a pistol open after the last shot in the magazine has been fired? The fact that it was missing would not affect function...White Feather

Something to check

 

[Quiet]

Per Coyote33's request, just a pic of the item and nothing else

AAAHA!!! I knew I recognized that! I just had to squint and look at it sideways a little bit

EDIT: I guess they won't hotlink it to view it inline... maybe a picture guru can help

Here it is

RugerPatrsStore

 

[mpkeelee]

Ahhhhhhh, I can't take it anymore! I'm coming over and we are going through every gun and every RC car or whatever may have been near that bench this year.

 

[Another_David]

Could it be a like a fishing hook, eyelet for a lure, or maybe a jig head, missing the hook?

 

[Quiet]

Could it be a spring assembly/retention tool?

Or maybe part of a retention holster?

Maybe your wife found a part and put it on your table? lol

 

[Quiet]

Do you own one of these?

http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?11184-Field-Stripping-the-Ultra-or-3-inch-barrel-Kimber

 

[Artie]

Do you own one of these?

http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?11184-Field-Stripping-the-Ultra-or-3-inch-barrel-Kimber

I wish I had a 1911 but no.

I have placed it in a jar above the bench and hopefully never need it.
It definitely looks like something in a trigger assembly but apparently none of mine, that I can tell/find.
Thanks to all for your efforts, I am giving up on this for now.

 

[Quiet]

At first I thought it was a direction reverser for a bump and run toy car, but then I thought it looked like a spring installation tool. Then I realized it was the gallows for a game of hangman. So.....

Let us know if you ever figure it out! :-D