bell pull, hammer rings. Signs of Lethal Military Action

 

Is it the bell that rings, 

Is it the hammer that rings.

Or is it the meeting of the two that ring?

"達芬奇筆記"中說鐘撞不損，麝香不散，當然不太正確......

Elaine McCormack Bunney

It may have been intended as a bell pull, here is an example

U.S. Is Watching North Korea for Signs of Lethal Military Action

A shift by North Korea toward open hostility against South Korea is alarming but does not indicate the start of a full-scale war, officials say.