Old German Cast Steel Thing

[Bryan Burns]

Anyone know what this is? The estate sale employee said it was an awl but I'm not so sure about that as I've never seen one like this. It's from the estate of a concrete mason.

Google indicates that Gusstahl means cast steel. This is all I know.

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[rlitman]

What's the top look like. I wonder if this was meant to fit in an anvil hardie.

 

[Lee Celtic]

Stump anvil.. hammer it into the top of a tree stump and got to work on it.

 

[Lee Celtic]

heres one in action..

 

[woody 73]

Very interesting I would have never guessed stump anvil, seeing how the man worked in the mason field, I would have guessed it was for some kind of mason work.

Good job!

 

[Larryjones]

I miss read the stamping and thought it was a gusset awl. Probably what the estate guy thought.

 

[Bryan Burns]

Stump anvil.. hammer it into the top of a tree stump and got to work on it.

Thanks Lee!

 

[Bryan Burns]

I miss read the stamping and thought it was a gusset awl. Probably what the estate guy thought.

Good point. Or maybe he meant anvil and said awl!

 

[Lee Celtic]

It's a nice find.. Get a small disk of stumpwood and get it on your bench.. I'd imagine it to be far handier than you'd think..

It's a strange thing but I didn't know what a stump anvil was until a few days ago when I was google-ing something else and spotted one..

 

[OctoMan]

My father who's taken up blacksmithing says it's for fabrication. It fits into a metal grid that can accommodate different tools for sheet metal work or other fabrication work.

 

[leg17]

It's a stump anvil.
Portable.
Generally used in the field to sharpen scythe blades.

 

[Larryjones]

It's a stump anvil.
Portable.
Generally used in the field to sharpen scythe blades.

I was doubtful of your answer, why would an anvil be necessary to sharpen a scythe blade? I looked it up and found this,

I learned something.

 

[RivennHewn]

Also referred to as a denglestock.

Google image search 'denglestock' : https://www.google.com/search?q=den...ved=0ahUKEwi63eSd4fPOAhVCwWMKHdNeAqgQ_AUICCgD

 

[Bryan Burns]

Interesting answers all. I forgot to subscribe and just saw these latest replies.
It should be noted that this denglestock or anvil is extremely small as shown here.

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[Bryan Burns]

What's the top look like. I wonder if this was meant to fit in an anvil hardie.

Thanks, here's a picture of the top.

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[CrotalusAtrox]

It's used to kill Dracula

 

[Seppala]

Lee Celtic 100% right!