Found this in an old toolbox need help identifying

[El.Guapo]

Found this needle like tool in an old toolbox, all the needles nest in their own tubes and all the tubes nest together inside themselves.

 

[Larryjones]

Looks like a set of inflators for different sports balls.

 

[RTM]

Looks like a set of inflators for different sports balls.

I was thinking that too, from balls up to various bigger valved items. Does it thread onto a ball pump?

 

[El.Guapo]

I was thinking that too, from balls up to various bigger valved items. Does it thread onto a ball pump?

No , all the needles are in sequential smaller sizes

 

[JimDon]

Just guessing, needles to use with a grease gun? I have one grease needle that came in a case/fitting like that. Use to grease older ball joints that didn’t have aZerk fitting.

 

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Grease gun was my first thought

 

[exmaxima1]

They aren't hollow, so not inflators or grease tips. Looks like some kind of layout tools to me. Or maybe awls.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Maybe some kind of leather tool?

 

[bbbarracuda]

The needles go thru the tubes? Maybe some kind of tiny trocar for medical or veterinarian use? Something like this?

 

[bbbarracuda]

Actually maybe this?

Antique Surgical Instrument Trocar and Cannula Set With Detailed Reeded Case | #1812991286

Today I am happy to offer this hard to find antique Surgical Trocar and Cannular Set. The complete set includes 3 trocar & 3 Cannula which store in their 4 case. This portable set was possibly used i

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[redragoon]

Barracuda is spot on.

Definitely a Trocar set. Maybe the previous owner found a use for it in their garage?

You assemble the needle and tube, making a puncture in the subject. You then remove the needle, using the hollow tube to allow fluid/gas to escape or to introduce another tool like a camera or laparoscopic device. This prevents the need for a larger opening to be made. Once the work is done, you remove the metal tube and seal the opening.

 

[El.Guapo]

Wow!! Thanks, that is exactly what these look like.