The long straight leg could serve as a cotter key and the curved arms would clamp around the shaft to lock the key in place. It would be specific for something else.
Its actually a tether for a bull - the ring bits attach to the bulls nostril . If the bull pulls/strains against the tether it tightens and starts to cause pain.
Merlin1300Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX
Erdos2 wrote:
This video (and the one that followed it) has to be one of be examples of maschile bovinian scatology around.
Translated into English (from the Italian) = Masculine Bovine Scatology No - - not that, it's really Creative Technological Verbiage - And - - you HAVE to admit - - it's VERY well done. The Narrator was Perfect I wonder how many takes it took to get it right. Here's another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJKdh1KZ0w This one with an actual Rockwell Retro-Encabulator as a background prop