Crude/Primative Thing-A-Ma-Jig

[mojjax]

This iron thing is mounted on a piece of wood , looks like it was supposed to be hit by a hammer . There is a place where a part is missing in front of the square nails . Seems too small to be a nut cracker . Any ideas??

mojjax

 

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[silverswede]

Perhaps an old rivet clincher for making or mending horse tack.

 

[aa battery]

Almost looks like a hammer for a black powder rifle

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I'm guessing it was used to shear something (Wire? Thin stock?). By smacking the wire and then bending it around the lone nail you'd make a super cheap staple for putting up chicken wire.

 

[allsmith]

not sure but like the staple maker idea.. very cool what ever it is!!!

 

[Batch]

Well I think this wasn't originally supposed to be mounted in this way (to a wooden block) but this configuration was a "mother of invention" to allowed continued use after the handle (the missing piece) broke off. That said I go along with Mojjax...hold it in one hand and smack with a hammer with the other hand. Now what this holding and smacking would produce is beyond me! (Is that the remnants of a spring under the "smackable" hinged part?)

Happy hunting to all!

Batch

 

[Monty]

It was probably mounted on that board because holding in the hand and smacking equals a sore hand. Staple thingy is a good guess, but I am more inclined to think it was used to seat something or expand something such as a rivet. I'm not seeing any cutting edges to sever something so Monty