this is a 1884 french trepardoux , it`s for sale , expected to be worth 1.5 - 2 million at auction ...........I tried but I couldn`t come up with anything to make it look like a rod.........
i found stuff like this really cool for some reason. has anyone been to the smithsonian blackhawk museum? it's really cool, all they do there is restore antique cars. and they are top-notch restorations too.