Help with tool identification please!

[Lagoski]

Hello everyone. Long time lurker compelled to make an account and see if anyone here can help me figure out type of tool I acquired. I've owned it for probably 15 years and I believe it's some type of pry bar with a specific application. I have wanted to use this thing forever except it just never seems to be the shape or size that I need. It's likely that it's super ordinary and everyone has one and use them all the time. But my last 2 brain cells are fighting over who's turn it is to bail me out this time, and it's got me stumped. Thank you in advance.
Lago

 

[Old Man Roger]

Reminds me of a breaching bar. Doors, locks, windows, some even turnoff water mains.

 

[four.cycle]

Antique Railroad Spike Puller Pry Bar Tool Solid | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">This was found among many other items marked CPR. I don't see any marking on this, though I assume it was used by CPR, if not made for/by CPR.</p>

www.ebay.com

 

[four.cycle]

may or may not have a herald mark on it. possibly three letters. you'll have to look closely to find any marks, generally.

1935 Shapleigh Hardware Co. catalog pp 55

1935 Shapleigh Hardware Co. catalog pp 56

* * I had more of these but I accidentally deleted several hundred files earlier this evening and was unable to recover them. look for a mark of perhaps three initials stamped on the unit somewhere.


Alloy-Artifacts has a chart of logos and herald marks which might help if you can find a mark on that unit

Here's the thead for logos and herald marks at GJ

 

[Old Man Roger]

Nice.

 

[mattbal]

I have something similar. Mine is actually a 2 piece tool that I was told was for mounting old tires, possibly the old split rims with a locking ring.

The second part was narrower, and flatter with grooves that went into the groves on the claw and then fit between the 2 claws and it was like a pry bar to spread something apart. (I hope I am painting the picture, since I don't have a photo handy)
I will see if I have it at home or at my shop and snap a picture.

 

[KnurledNut]

@four.cycle
Too small and light duty to be a RR spike puller.
I had one in my hands recently.
Almost as long as I am tall, very heavy with an extremely robust claw.
Nothing like the OP's.

 

[cgrutt]

I think @mattbal is on to something looks like some sort of tire iron / spoon to me.

 

[four.cycle]

Too small and light duty to be a RR spike puller.

^ I was thinking it might have possibly had a wooden handle jammed onto the end of that tang at the back end.

 

[Lagoski]

Well I'm actually in the process of unmounting/mounting some tires on steel wheels. Maybe it will come in handy in place of one of my normal spoons. I appreciate all the responses guys!

Lago