Fittings of those type are used on copper tubing with a built-in sleeve which compresses into the tubing. I don't think those are reusable. If that fitting is brass, those are readily available. Here's one place Link
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I agree with klhansen, it is a type of compression fitting. On initial installation it compresses around the object to form a mechanical seal, or in tis case a tight joint to hold the cable end. You should be able to find one a good FLAPS.
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Something doesn’t seem right. Comparing those two cables, they don’t appear to be the same diameter with the new being smaller. Even the swaged barrels at the end appear different.
Are you sure you have the correct cable?
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Those fittings were routinely used on oil pressure lines and fuel lines, along with a female fitting that swaged the tapered tip into the tubing. You'll find a similar fitting in 3/16" diameter used on the oil connector tube on older stovebolt rocker arms, the one from the oil distributor that goes through the water jacket. Ford used that type of fitting on the line from the fuel pump to the carburetor on flathead V8's. Dorman or Weatherhead should have a listing for it if you can find a white-haired old geezer who still knows how to use a paper catalog at an ancient local parts store! Jerry
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