Stanley "D" Vintage Tool

[Just Curious]

Hello. Thank you for your previous help. I have another mystery (at least to me) vintage tool. It has a wood handle an a long steel shaft at the end of which is a rather sharp blade edge measuring about 1/4 inch wide. This blade is not curved at all; it is perfectly flat. The shaft has six sides but the side are not equal in width. The widest side is the one that ends in the sharp blade; the other five sides are narrower. The stamp at the top of the shaft reads: STANLEY D Made in U.S.A. I'm assuming that this is some type of scraper but perhaps it has a more specific name. Also, I didn't know that Stanley used letters, as opposed to numbers, on their vintage tools. Here are some photos. Thanks very much.

 

[Just Curious]

Just in follow-up, I guess this is a chisel. But I still wonder about the letter "D".

 

[Roberts210]

Good Gawd, have you never seen a wood chisel?

 

[Just Curious]

Thank you. I have seen similar Stanley tools numbered 750; this number does not appear on mine. Do you know what the significance of the "D" is?

 

[alinc100]

Probably more info that you need here: https://www.finewoodworking.com/forum/old-stanley-chisels

 

[Just Curious]

Thanks, alinc100. The link you provided was very helpful, particularly the comment of "jimithing" on February 4, 2012. It looks as if he felt that the "D" type, despite possibly referring to "Defect", was "in every way as good as the 750 line".

 

[RTM]

Almost any Stanley chisel with a socket and a wooden handle will be at least a head above their current offerings, and maybe even shoulders too.

Unless it was damaged in a fire, super rusty, or other user inflicted injuries. But when they left the factory....