I had somebody show this to me today and ask me what it was. I didn't have a clue and he didn't either. Does anybody know?

Looks like part of a scalpel

Might be a point tool for a brick layer.

I’m with Dan.  It looks like a mason’s pointing tool.

 

Industrial strength tongue depressor?

John

2 hours ago, HARO50 said:

Industrial strength tongue depressor?

John

Maybe a nose picker/ear wax remover.

Herb

Edited September 27, 20187 yr by Dadio

The skinny round end MIGHT be a tang for a wooden handle?

7 minutes ago, steven newman said:

MIGHT be a tang

Wasn't that the preferred drink of our first astronauts?  

Those series of notches either allowed for some type of repeatable depth setting or some type of gauge depth marker.

Did it look the same on the other side @RustyFN?

41 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Wasn't that the preferred drink of our first astronauts?  

Name of the first Chinese Astronaut? 

 

Dad used to use three notches to mark all of his tools.   Maybe 7 was the owner's.

 

The "tang" isn't worn enough to have been used too long....Had a Mag Trowel that was worn to a knife's edge from use,,,

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat first look I thought it was one of those 7 shot bb gun loaders,where you line up 7 bb's then tip it up and they roll into the magazine.

 

Just saying,

Herb

For repair work, getting the mortar into the cleaned out joints, tuckpointing, notches are for a better grip with the fingers.

Edited September 28, 20187 yr by HandyDan

maybe this?

That's a heavy duty hooey stick missing the prop....

My father took a beginner taxidermy class 50 years ago and the tool kit he purchased for that class had one of these.  Not sure of its exact use though

That's an old school scalpel handle.  

Definitely, It is a scalpel handle.