Could it be the handle crossbrace from a shovel or some other implement? Does the plugged up part have a "woody" consistency? Shown below is what's purported to be a WWII trench shovel to give you an idea of what I mean:
Could it be the handle crossbrace from a shovel or some other implement? Does the plugged up part have a "woody" consistency? Shown below is what's purported to be a WWII trench shovel to give you an idea of what I mean:
Could well be. Could also be from Aunt Martha's vegetable patch in Teaneck, New Jersey. Hence my use of the qualifier "purported." The website claimed it was WWII, but then here's another website claiming Fonzie was an alien..
I just used that image to illustrate my hunch about the style of handle.