Non motoring what is it 2

[Mike Hodgson]

[austina40sam]

It almost reminds me of some kind of bomb! All jokes aside Mike, is it some sort of night flask?

[Mike Hodgson]

It almost reminds me of some kind of bomb! All jokes aside Mike, is it some sort of night flask?

No Sam .It is only 75mm or 3" in old money, pic gives wrong impression of size .

[Midlife]

Is it a pipe smokers tool?

[Mike Hodgson]

Is it a pipe smokers tool?

I suppose it could be used in some way for that but it is not its primary purpose.

[scotty]

Glass cutter.

[Mike Hodgson]

Glass cutter.

It's certainly a cutter but not for glass

[Keith Bennett]

Cigar, dear boy?

[Mike Hodgson]

Cigar, dear boy?

Good thinking Keith but no.
Time to reveal I think

[Mike Hodgson]

It is a Swedish barrel knife date uncertain as they were made from 1875 until 1950 when the factory closed down .Very collectible ,some examples sell in the hundreds of pounds.