Not that it matters much - however, it looks as though it has been attached to a chair at some point in its life. Note the three 3/8" mounting plates on the LHS of the frame.
IMO I'd be stripping it down, the hole in the casing is concerning. It would be a rare occurrence to see a case punctured right behind the frame rail from an external object....
Not what you might want to hear, however, my moneys on either the rod has let go or there has been something caught up in the bottom end that punched the hole in the casing.
IMO I'd be stripping it down, the hole in the casing is concerning. It would be a rare occurrence to see a case punctured right behind the frame rail from an external object....
Not what you might want to hear, however, my moneys on either the rod has let go or there has been something caught up in the bottom end that punched the hole in the casing.