Perhaps a sort of scutch hammer?

best wishes,

Mike Lynd

On 5 September 2015 at 02:55, scott grandstaff  wrote:

>  Well yard sale today! One of my favorite pickers came to town
> with a load of junk.
>   I creamed it early :)
> I found this tool among other things I needed oh-so-badly. heeheh.
>
>    Wish the Millrat was here to make fun of me.
> Its probably something from one of the kinds of mills he worked in,
>  instead of the kind I know.  All mills is not the same mills.
>
>    Its elegantly forged, the inlaid hard steel cutting bits at each end
> are very apparent. It is deeply stamped but with a crude stamp. It really
> looks like City Tool Works, Cal to me
>   The Cal is very clear. The rest well....... not so much
>
>  Anyone have ideas? guesses? Could be for wood, could be for barnacles or
> grinding stones for all I know. Never saw the pattern.
>
>
> http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/oldtools/mysteryt
ool1.jpg">http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/oldtools/mysteryto
ol1.jpg
>
>  yours Scott
>
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