i have seen some made that way, that would explain the hex hole in the end of the piston.
I'm going to make an assumption that this cylinder is one of the mast cylinders? those are the ones that are usually configured this way, the tilt cylinders generally have nuts on the end of the rod/piston end in most cases.
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