East Indian Ceremonial Weapon Identification Help

[CharlesS]

If this one is old, it looks like a law enforcement "crowd control/criminal hook" to me, and not a combat weapon. I am not sure about the age, however, so perhaps someone else can chime in on that. I also do not get the purpose the the moving "scissor" blades. They look like an afterthought, or later add-on to me.