Something with a Swastika

I'm thinking this pre dates the corruption of the symbol. It measures 3 5/8 inches long.

Only thing that I could think of is maybe some type of grave marker.

 

It's the counter clockwise symbol (in Hinduism called sauvastika), while the Nazis used the clockwise version (swastika)
Various meanings of both symbols can be found on wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

 

it's nicely cast...

 

WAG: Maybe mounted to an iron entrance gate or door

 

The other way around. The Nazis used the counter-clockwise Swastika, which is used in several traditions to lead to a quick result, which is exactly what they wanted. They also rested it on an 'elbow', instead of the flat side of the 'arm'.
Regarding clockwise and counter-clockwise, think of the swastika as a whirlpool. So the 'arms' go with the flow (whether left turning or right turning).

Swastika is a Sanskrit word, so Indian, and it is safe to use imo. Asian Swastikas are depicted both clockwise and counter-clockwise, often together, for balance.

The German word is Hakenkreuz. That is the word with the nasty connotation, although it was around long before the Nazis abused it.

 

Wiki sees this 卐 as clockwise
Maybe based on this idea

with the legs walking clockwise

 

I'd even think a car badge.....if it wasn't so robust..

 

A Swastika is actually a swirl, so the toes in that picture follow the knees, not the other way around.
Wiki relies on its contributors, and many of them are very good. But in this case someone with some basic knowledge of Shamanism would be helpful. (My specialty in theology was Shamanism.)

 

Now I get it...

Bellingham

 

Would it work for stamping I wonder?

 

Another has turned up, but they are also clueless as to origin.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/194897520_german-war-emblem-metal-caster

Interesting that it's also in Ohio, as that's where I found mine.

 

What a strange coincidence. And that piece looks very weathered

 

German war emblem ...... cute !!

 

Well, I guess I have two of them now. https://www.ebay.com/itm/306175382299 Still don't know what they are, but they are out there, so not a one off or specialty item it seems.

Edit: Are all ebay links broken on this site now? The affiliate thing that this site is adding to the links never works for me.

 

they don't work for me..............

but...nice find !!!

 

That's the one I bought today. I run a search every few weeks to see if anything new has turned up and those images popped up. Disappointed when they were just as clueless as I am about it.

It really is frustrating when google does that though. I was able to find it by going to ebay and searching for current listings of "german cookware" and looking at the results below what matched. The listings with fewer words area.

 

Everyone has to highlight and choose "copy link text" then copy paste to browser OR you post the url as plain text (removing https and www) that everyone copy and pastes. Clicking the link like usual is what won't work.

ebay.com/itm/306175382299

 

Still the single white pixel.

That works!

 

It works for me but it may depend on your OS or browser.