Mystery bronze item, needs ID

I cant figure out what this item is. Im hoping someone here can enlighten me.

Its near complete. but there is a little break, at the side of the fat ring, at the top of the (handle?).
I also have no idea of the function of the screw thingy or why the thread has 4 slits down its sides.

Many thanks in advance.

Unknown item by Colinloves posted Mar 16, 2022 at 7:53 PM

close up 1 by Colinloves posted Mar 18, 2022 at 7:26 PM

close up 2 by Colinloves posted Mar 18, 2022 at 7:28 PM

 

the slits are a clamp...that when screwed tight , holds the rod in place...

I still think it could be a mirror stand..... bwdik ???

 

Looks like an ear piece bracket for an old headset. I've seen WW2 military headsets with this configuration.

 

ahhhh, see........size does matter.....I thought it was larger....

 

Oh, BINGO !!! - what a great ID - so poss war headphone eh?

Found in the woods.....so not a typical thing for someone to use in a woods, in that time period

 

Well, its quite small. Looks alot bigger, as a complete image, but my little part is only 6cms or 2 inches across - quite small for a headphone earcup really.

 

I’ve had a few pair of these and the earpieces were smaller than you’d think. They were bakelite

 

When I see headphones like that, I expect them to be the over the ear, type.
Or maybe, they had very very small ears, in the 40's lol

 

Could it be spurs, attach to shoes / boots, used to indicate urgency to a horse?

 

Mine have all been the size of an old landline phone earpiece:



But even the over the ear ones have a fairly small attachment point:

 

I have an old sundial [that is mounted on an old lamp base, yard art], it is bronze too and the arc, half-circle
the piece looks just like this