I ain't mine (darn!) but buddy wants to ID it. He's looked. But I don't know
how hard or where, so I'm prevailing on the illuminati to assist.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/183694571@N.../49336952417/in/dateposted-public
/

 

With the handle so clean. I'm (just guessing) at ruling out metal/woodwork
device, also surgical( wooden handle)

 

So that leaves the inevitable "leather work " item, but I'm also thinking
upholstery (as in holding tufting needles for threading the buttons)...just
a guess though

 

Searched images of leather/upholstery tools to no aviail.  It also has some
similarity to embrodry/needlework  "birds"

 

Any thoughts/ideas/guesses/outright conjectures gladly accepted.

 

Happy new year folks

 

Eric in Calgary