Mystery tool? Looks like an ice pick? Help...

[ELeBlanc]

Its all metal about 8 inches long. Looks like an ice pick that is missing the hook part.

Someone suggested (or guessed) that it was for stretching out holes for lacing. It came from a Harness Shop.

thanks in advance - Techexchange

[kiwican]

Looks to me like a key

[fredk]

looks like a stuffing needle; for pushing stuffing up into tight places

[AdamGadut]

looked like a handle for something

[ELeBlanc]

Could be some form of stuffing thing for pushing stuffing into something like a horse collar.

[justpaul]

It was made/welded by the user of the device for something- I picture something that was sewn or stitched inside out that needed prodding to reverse it afterwards.

Or it's a tent stake....

[Stetson912]

Hmm, looks like an old ball bearing separator... 

[mojave]

Looks like 2 metal rods welded together. LOL

 

[mojave]

First post was for fun, but I made one of those for metal detecting.  Some people use a screw driver.

 

[LumpenDoodle2]

Official opinion....

It's a thing, for doing something to another thing.  

And unless someone has one, or has seen one in action, the uses border on limitless.   Sorry I can't be more explicit, or helpful.

[tomsmith85717]

Its a hammer!

[bemavu]

Maybe to fill saddles when they are worn out.

[alpha2]

It's a T-bar. I'm sure of it.

[Mattsbagger]

10 hours ago, tomsmith85717 said:

Its a hammer!

You might be right. I've never made a saddle but it might be for nails up under the cantle. I watched a video by Don Gonzales on hammers and he did have a very small hammer. "Shrug"

[LumpenDoodle2]

I have seen a tool similar, but with a bit of a hook on the end.   It had something to do with lasts.   Maybe to help yoik a last out its stand.

Or possibly to remove boy scouts from horses hooves (Swiss army knife joke).

 

[LeatherLegion]

On 10/8/2017 at 10:19 AM, alpha2 said:

It's a T-bar. I'm sure of it.

Left hand T-bar to be more precise...hard to find.