What would this little 'tool' be ?

fernando · 16th December 2018, 04:36 PM

I wonder if any of you guys find this thing familiar ....
Handmade, with an old 'decor'. Nothing further i can add; pictures speak for themselves.

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Jens Nordlunde · 17th December 2018, 03:09 PM

Is it sharp?
Could it have been used for leather decoration?

fernando · 17th December 2018, 03:56 PM

Yes Jens, it could be !
It is sharp; both point and edges !
But not sharp enough to be a blood letting lancet, though.

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kronckew · 17th December 2018, 10:24 PM

Mason's string tools. used either end of a brick run to enable a string between them to ensure the run was straight. Usually there are two. I've got a couple somewhere made of aluminum, also about 5 in. Points & edges are sharp.

fernando · 18th December 2018, 10:24 AM

Very good shot, Wayne Kronckew; i owe you a pint.
My consolation for mine not having its pair is that it is a 'pre-industrial' specimen, visibly with some age; XIX century ?

kronckew · 18th December 2018, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fernando

Very good shot, Wayne Kronckew; i owe you a pint.
My consolation for mine not having its pair is that it is a 'pre-industrial' specimen, visibly with some age; XIX century ?

Probably older

16th December 2018, 04:36 PM	#1
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,642	What would this little 'tool' be ? I wonder if any of you guys find this thing familiar .... Handmade, with an old 'decor'. Nothing further i can add; pictures speak for themselves. . Attached Images

17th December 2018, 10:24 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	Mason's string tools. used either end of a brick run to enable a string between them to ensure the run was straight. Usually there are two. I've got a couple somewhere made of aluminum, also about 5 in. Points & edges are sharp. Attached Images

17th December 2018, 03:09 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,713	Is it sharp? Could it have been used for leather decoration?

17th December 2018, 03:56 PM	#3
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,642	Yes Jens, it could be ! It is sharp; both point and edges ! But not sharp enough to be a blood letting lancet, though. .

18th December 2018, 10:24 AM	#5
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,642	Very good shot, Wayne Kronckew; i owe you a pint. My consolation for mine not having its pair is that it is a 'pre-industrial' specimen, visibly with some age; XIX century ?