Answers.Body: <p>It sounds like you're going through a large collection, so may have this question again.</p>
  
  <p>In general, if you have a LEGO part you don't recognize, the best thing to do is to search for the four or five digit design number on the underside.  (It's small on many parts, molded into the plastic in the recesses.)  In this case, the design number is 61406.  There are several websites you can use to find it based on the design number; <a href="https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=61406" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Brick Owl</a> is one I'm fond of.</p>
  
  <p>From there, you can look at the sets that used (and others with the same design but different colors) to get a sense of its usual use.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>This is part <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=61406pb04" rel="noreferrer">61406pb04 Plate, Modified 1x2 with Angular Extension and Flexible Orange Tip</a>, which comes in <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=61406pb04&amp;in=S" rel="noreferrer">2 sets</a>:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8076-1" rel="noreferrer">8076 Deep Sea Striker</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/hmxZH.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/hmxZH.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=70135-1" rel="noreferrer">70135 Cragger’s Fire Striker</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1AZ0z.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1AZ0z.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
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Body: <p>Missing instructions but it should stand out if you’ve ever seen it </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/hlyv9.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/hlyv9.jpg" alt="have tried variations of the numbers but can’t identify which kit"></a></p>
  
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Comments.Text: Welcome to Bricks.  Do you see LEGO logos on it anywhere?  Can we get a picture of the other side?
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Title: What is this long spiked black piece with rubbery orange tip piece used for?
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ThreadText: # What is this long spiked black piece with rubbery orange tip piece used for?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-03)
  
  Missing instructions but it should stand out if you’ve ever seen it
  
  [![have tried variations of the numbers but can’t identify which kit](https://i.sstatic.net/hlyv9.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/hlyv9.jpg)
  
  **Tags:** piece-information, part-identification
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Welcome to Bricks.  Do you see LEGO logos on it anywhere?  Can we get a picture of the other side?  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2018-04-03. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
  
  This is part [61406pb04 Plate, Modified 1x2 with Angular Extension and Flexible Orange Tip](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=61406pb04), which comes in [2 sets](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=61406pb04&in=S):
  
  [8076 Deep Sea Striker](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8076-1)
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/hmxZH.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/hmxZH.png)
  
  [70135 Cragger’s Fire Striker](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=70135-1)
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1AZ0z.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/1AZ0z.png)
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-04-05. Score: 2
  
  It sounds like you're going through a large collection, so may have this question again.
  
  In general, if you have a LEGO part you don't recognize, the best thing to do is to search for the four or five digit design number on the underside. (It's small on many parts, molded into the plastic in the recesses.) In this case, the design number is 61406. There are several websites you can use to find it based on the design number; [Brick Owl](https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=61406) is one I'm fond of.
  
  From there, you can look at the sets that used (and others with the same design but different colors) to get a sense of its usual use.
  
  
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