Beautiful Old Hand-forged, Hand-carved Tool sailors whimsy I've been spotting lots of

I've been spotting lots of great old letter openers lately

great patina

This whole set is in very good condition

) Both stand sturdy on their bases

which I can never get enough of

Beautiful Old Hand-forged, Hand-carved Tool sailors whimsy I've been spotting lots ofMy best guess would be that this tool was used for basketmaking, but I honestly have no idea, I just think it's a very beautiful thing! Two of the arms have hooks at their ends that seem made for grabbing and pulling, and the third seems as if it could be used punching as well as coiling something around. The long arm folds down to rest inside of a groove carved into the side of the handle though at this point it doesn't close quite all the way in.