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No its not what you are thinking, some kind of weapon or whatnot. Its the retro 1950s Bullet Planter and Design Within Reach has got them.

DWR Bullet Planter medium $165
DWR Bullet Planter short $155

The original Bullet Planter got its name from its conical shape, perched atop the steel tripod stand, it appears as if it is about to be blasted off like a rocket or a bullet from a gun. The planter is made of compression molded fiberglass and is truly space age in design.

They were first manufactured by several different companies in the 1950s, none of which were able to trademark the design and the designer has never been identified. One version of the story goes that a man in the San Francisco Bay Area worked for a company that made the conical, molded fiberglass shapes as satellite dishes. He brought one home, and when his wife saw it, she got the idea to turn it into a planter.