I think Broken Crow was right, it's solid brass with a chrome plating, as opposed to being a broken-off threaded part. Seems like my options here are to obtain a replacement part somehow or drill it out and screw some kind of stud into it.
I suppose there's a chance it's a threaded part, but I...
crosspost from the equipment forum, apologies if this is misfiled-
I recently acquired this vintage looking beer tap, for free, from deep within a dank warehouse in upstate New York. I think it could be really...