Hi All,
I bought a lot of a variety of machinist tools on ebay; reamers, drill bits, endmills etc., but I'm not quite sure what to make of these things. the items in photos 1 look like some sort of punch, but neither end appears to have ever been hit, so I doubt that's it. I am not sure at all what to make of the item in the second photo. It is a straight bar, center drilled, turned down slightly and flats milled on both ends. The text reads 'B&S MFG.CO. PROV. RI. USA 3/8"' I have these in a couple of sizes and they range from 4-5" long. Any thoughts or guesses would be appreciated!![IMG_0384.jpg IMG_0384.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/296/296412-ac3ace1d5180b1b70b4ca2305cbc20e7.jpg)
![IMG_0386.jpg IMG_0386.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/296/296414-73019ff12340bf1bdfd0eae86613b413.jpg)
![IMG_0388.jpg IMG_0388.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/296/296416-b232d20804bcbba53249e67ab7d1e048.jpg)
I bought a lot of a variety of machinist tools on ebay; reamers, drill bits, endmills etc., but I'm not quite sure what to make of these things. the items in photos 1 look like some sort of punch, but neither end appears to have ever been hit, so I doubt that's it. I am not sure at all what to make of the item in the second photo. It is a straight bar, center drilled, turned down slightly and flats milled on both ends. The text reads 'B&S MFG.CO. PROV. RI. USA 3/8"' I have these in a couple of sizes and they range from 4-5" long. Any thoughts or guesses would be appreciated!
![IMG_0384.jpg IMG_0384.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/296/296412-ac3ace1d5180b1b70b4ca2305cbc20e7.jpg)
![IMG_0386.jpg IMG_0386.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/296/296414-73019ff12340bf1bdfd0eae86613b413.jpg)
![IMG_0388.jpg IMG_0388.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/296/296416-b232d20804bcbba53249e67ab7d1e048.jpg)