This is a bad ass piece of material that an FX person may be able to identify the specific plastic type and use for huge pivoting mechanisms or something else that needs to turn or slip
Something that weighs more in the several thousand pound category
It is pure solid 6" plastic rod
Around 24" long
I have two
It was used on a big FX rig or device
It could be Nylon, Acetal, PTFE, UHMW, HDPE
It may be anywhere from $600-1,200 for a single piece but that depends on it's composition and the supplier
It is nearly indestructible and has an extremely low coefficient of friction. It is decently heavy and you have to cup it when holding it as it will slip out of your hands and try to run away (that's not a joke!)
This happened a few times when moving it where it tipped over and bounced a few inches then just kept going...and going...and going
Smash it with a hammer and see how far your hammer bounces back
I put it on my 12" Bosch and did a very careful pass partway through, then turning the material. It took around 3-5 minutes doing that to make a clean pass
A sliver 1/16"-1/8" thick was nearly unbreakable.
I could barely bend that with my hands. The further the bend the harder it became to bend. At 90 degrees it was too hard to keep going and it went right back to flat immediately. I put it in a vise and beat on it and finally cracked it