✅ SOLVED Asian ceremonial tool?

[reednc]

This interesting piece was found at the site of an old farmhouse in North Carolina. It is made of brass or copper and one side of the handle has more wear than the other indicating plenty of use. Any ideas?

 

[duggap]

It looks like a bottle opener and a pipe tamper.

 

[Lafitte Deux]

Agreed.

 

[unclemac]

NOVELTY BRASS BOTTLE OPENER - AXE | eBay

like this one....

 

[taz42o]

Axe end is for busting ice.

 

[reednc]

I thought of a bottle opener also but it doesn't have any wear where you would expect if it had opened any bottles. The wear is on the handle.