BBG Gun, what a hoot
I was a surveyor for years. Sounds like the guy I heard about who had a "dress bob".
Surveyor carry a plug bob for setting points. Usually they get banged and beat up as they are used to pound nails and such.
This guy seemed to think he had to impress people with being a surveyor, and had a nice shiny brass one. Guess he should have had gold plated!