Guess what this is a photo of!

[qmax]

I don't see this thread as a contest to see who can stump the players longest.

I don't either, but I do think the point is to be challenging (and interesting).

 

[4meandthem]

A clock winder

 

[4meandthem]

Cleaning a pistol

 

[squeaker]

I think, It's an Antique spring loaded ice cube chopper called a Chip Chop used in making Alcoholic Cocktails.

 

[Andy M.]

All interesting guesses but all incorrect.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Victorian tweezers

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Small hand vise for tying flies for fishing

 

[puptentacle]

A Treppanner? For removing sections of skull?

 

[Bolas De Fraile]

For setting Diamonds or Pearls

 

[Andy M.]

Sorry, none of your excellent guesses are correct.

The device is a little over a foot long and is used by one person on another person.

 

[Bolas De Fraile]

A dentists tool

 

[Andy M.]

No.

 

[Bolas De Fraile]

A tool to remove tape worms

 

[Andy M.]

Sorry, no.

 

[Bolas De Fraile]

To screw screws through a plate to fix a broken bone

 

[Andy M.]

No

 

[Alix]

Hint?

 

[4meandthem]

A hamster castrator

 

[Alix]

I thought it was an ice cube grabber, but if its something from person to person, I'm clearly mistaken.

 

[Andy M.]

No to all guesses to date.

Though this is an antique medical tool, modern tools are still employed to perform the same function.