Do you think this is RAF ww1 walking stick strut or prop

[arantxa]

I got this at a car boot sale it didn’t cost much 

[KizmeRD]

It’s certainly a walking stick, but it does not strike me as having any readily apparent military/RAF connection. I look at the somewhat quadratic profile and think ‘repurposed table-leg’.
36” station officer’s (W.O.) canes invariably had a round cross-section, with embossed silver at its top and on the tip. 
MB
 

[arantxa]

It has that distinctive triangular top like a strut  and the edging 

[arantxa]

I searched the internet cos I was sure I’d seen one at one time in a museum 

 

[KizmeRD]

Without clearer provenance, it may have to remain a mystery item - however if it does has a triangular cross section, then there’s certainly a possibility that it might be as you suggest. 
MB

[nils d]

We can rule out it being from a propeller.

[KizmeRD]

And even WW1 aircraft struts were somewhat larger in cross-section, so definitely a machined-down something. Would be nice to have a verifiable history, but without it, this could be any item made of wood.

MB

[nils d]

If it is from a ww1 aircraft then the wood would be from a broken item so the finished product would be of a reduced size.

It would help if we knew the type of wood.

[arantxa]

How do I tell the type of wood ? 

[GROBBY]

We have a very simular one with the same section at Stow Maries Airdrome and I was told it was it was from a strut but without proper provenance who can say

[KizmeRD]

I’m no expert, but a popular choice of wood for walking sticks was often hickory (tough, hard but still having a bit of spring).

Hickory was the favoured material for aircraft skids and landing chassis struts.

From the look of the wood grain, it does not appear to be ash, spruce or a hard pine (which were other main types of wood used for aircraft construction), and of course, mahogany, which was used for propellers.

MB

Edited 24 July , 2023 by KizmeRD

[thedawnpatrol]

This is most certainly made from a propeller, i have several in my collection, its made of Brazillian Mahogany, as most British propellers were in WW1, if you look closer you can see the 3/4 “ laminations that made up the blade construction, sometimes you can  even find one of the dowl pegs remaining as part of the walking stick.

i too bought one at a car boot sale about 20 years ago for one pound fifty!
 

 

[arantxa]

Thank you.  Is it from the propeller or from a strut of the plane ? 

[mancpal]

I’m glad this appears to have been resolved. 
Due to a complete lack of knowledge I refrained from commenting but from the original post the stick had something unusual about it and if it had an aircraft connection then I wouldn’t have been surprised. thedawnpatrols description meant even on a cracked phone screen I can see the lamination described. Good result.

Simon

Edited 5 August , 2023 by mancpal
Missed a word out