what is this

[impact5]

imagine a women's massacre, two parts outer case and cap with rod with brush on end......A friend of mine found something similar............the outer case/ tube is made of brass. approx 18mm dia 5ins long..... the inner part consist of end cap(whitworth thread) made of brass with rod.......3ins long.... end of rod looks like a spoon.... inner screws into outer tight fit....Stamped on end is WD an ARROW and a CROWN.........think army war dept...any ideas.......got pic on my phone don't know how to put on here

[Ethel]

If you can get the pic on your hard drive, you can get a link to it with tinypic

http://tinypic.com/

It's mascara, by the way. A massacre is something entirely different.

[weeal]

lol Ethel, I did wonder what the 'ecky peck' that was all about

[impact5]

sorry...Ethel.. should learn to read before sending. will try

[Lil O'lady]

Flying blind hunnies but it sounds like a novelty item fashioned fro a cartridge case, often done in the trenches in world war one. I have seen needle cases and all sorts of stuff made to fit into two halves of a rifle cartridge (brass). The poor men had no Sky TV and needed an activity to while away the evenings.

[dundurn]

Haven't a clue! however the WD and the broad arrow definitely means it's UK military issue. The fact that the inner screws into the outer means there was some reason why a simple push fit wouldn't do and presumably either a need to keep the "spoon" clean/ undamaged between uses or perhaps after use a need to seal it away to avoid contaminating other things. (Medical, possibly) Brass also seems a little unusual. Softer that steel, won't rust but will tarnish - maybe there was a need to make sure it couldn't cause a spark?

[Ethel]

Is it shaped like this?

http://www.snuffstore.co.uk/silver-metal-snuff -spoon-p-189.html

Could be a snuff / cocaine / medicine spoon