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Rusfarm's post is right on. Its a soldering iron without the wood handle. My Grandfather was a blacksmith in Illinois he had several of these in different configurations It was used soldering.
When I was in grammar school 55 yrs ago the teachers used this on the end of a long pole to open and close high windows. The windows had a ring on the latch to receive the hook.
I would say it had something to do with indexing on machinery in a machine shop. the finish appears to be something made by a machinist with a specific purpose. Doesn't look like something mass pro...
It's an angle finder for roof pitch and the like. It vary similar to a carpenters speed square but probably used for layout on large timbers. http://www.hardwareworld.com/Speed-Square-7---Swanson-p...
It could be a lance for a mole or gopher.
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