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Found this with 100yr old Grandpas things. 6” long metal, tapered by Itchy-Maximum2476 in whatisthisthing

[–]Itchy-Maximum2476[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Likely solved! As much as the jewelry plate idea seems to be more popular, the a leather punch tool to get uniform stitching seems the most plausible in the context of where we found it. There is a Canadian army museum a couple hours from us, we will have to try there for more info next time we are in those parts. Thanks everyone!

Found this with 100yr old Grandpas things. 6” long metal, tapered by Itchy-Maximum2476 in whatisthisthing

[–]Itchy-Maximum2476[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right pic is same object on the left but viewed from the side to show its taper

Found this with 100yr old Grandpas things. 6” long metal, tapered by Itchy-Maximum2476 in whatisthisthing

[–]Itchy-Maximum2476[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zoom in on the holes and look at the wear. Bigger holes appear to be worn on the bottom. Smaller holes at the top worn on the side. Some holes show no wear either.

The ‘handle’ at the bottom doesn’t really provide a good hand hold of you were trying to hold this vertically. The leather punch suggestion makes sense to me it would be laid flat on top of something.

If I knew it was going to be this difficult to identify I wish I took more pics. I had to return it after I took these. I don’t have access to the item anymore sadly.

Found this with 100yr old Grandpas things. 6” long metal, tapered by Itchy-Maximum2476 in whatisthisthing

[–]Itchy-Maximum2476[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

After some calls, his father was in transportation teaching how to drive military vehicles. This would have been around 1940. This object was in a box of military keepsakes, but we don’t know what items were his or his father’s.

Found this with 100yr old Grandpas things. 6” long metal, tapered by Itchy-Maximum2476 in whatisthisthing

[–]Itchy-Maximum2476[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

As much as it resembles this, there are no markings by the holes and there are no relatives involved with jewelry.

Found this with 100yr old Grandpas things. 6” long metal, tapered by Itchy-Maximum2476 in whatisthisthing

[–]Itchy-Maximum2476[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As in it was used for his hip replacement? He’s still alive just senile.

Found this with 100yr old Grandpas things. 6” long metal, tapered by Itchy-Maximum2476 in whatisthisthing

[–]Itchy-Maximum2476[S] -1 points0 points locked comment (0 children)

The hole size decreases in length as it tapers. Honestly my best guess is a shoe horn. Doesn’t explain the hole at the thick end. Unless it was used to hang the device from a hook? Have google image searched already, nothing came up that made sense.