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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 13022019, member: 76316&quot;]It&#039;s ~9 1/2&quot; long, ~1 11/16&quot; wide, an&#039; weighs all of 2 3/4 oz. The plating shows lots of compromise, indicating plenty of use. The shaft an&#039; the end shape are probably steel. The shaft is hexagonal, about 3/16&quot; but irregular, suggesting the tool was hand-forged an&#039; finished prior to plating.</p><p>The curved an&#039; beveled nose-edge is not sharpened to cut, an&#039; the back plane is slightly convex; I think it <i>may</i> be a specially made heat-pressing tool...an iron...for pleats or other finicky small-areas on garments...but I&#039;m out of my depth with this tool. I would expect color change on the plating as evidence of heating, so really cannot explain how that would have been done.</p><p>My suggestion about it possibly being of Japanese origin is mostly based on the design an&#039; execution of the wee box in pics 1 &amp; 2.; also, very slightly, on the numeral 7 on the grip, which <i>might</i> be a Kanji character inverted.</p><p>I&#039;m hopeful that some of y&#039;all will have seen or used such a tool? Thanks for lookin&#039;!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]558008[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]558009[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]558010[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]558011[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]558012[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]558013[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]558014[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]558015[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]558016[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]558017[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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