I.D. Help: Blacksmith tool?

[Terry Soloman]

Found at 27" in upstate New York. What was it used for? Thanks!

 

[lonesomebob]

Tongs. wish I could see the grasping end of them, probably used in a smith shop , kitchen fireplace or most any where, handy things. Bob

 

[Richard Ray]

Yes, blacksmith's tongs. Here's a photo of a set I found, now hanging on my office wall, at the bottom, below the swords.
Richard

 

[Terry Soloman]

Thank you Bob and Richard! Where did you dig the swords Richard? Way cool display!

 

[Richard Ray]

Soloman:
Thanks, I've found them all over the place, the perfect one on the bottom was found near Jasper, Texas and was the very first one I ever found in 1963 or 64. It was buried behind a barn and had a heavy coating of red primer to protect it, others have been recovered from CW battlefields and are in poor shape. This is is just a few, if you are interested I can post more photos...
Richard

 

[Michaelangelo]

My Uncle had a set just like that he used to put coal in his fireplace-long ago.

 

[clovis97]

Those are fireplace tongs. In my estimation, they are not blacksmith tongs.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Very cool find!

They look great on the wall of a log cabin