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16th June 2013, 11:50 PM | #1 |
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all the weight is in the back so dont believe its a scale. The cover can be locked with a ring and can be with some difficulty locked on the back side. plus the front has sharpened edges.
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17th June 2013, 01:05 AM | #2 |
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Is the sharpening of the one edge of the same age as the rest? Ibrahim's the first one to suggest a possible function.
It doesn't make much sense as a standalone weapon, because that swinging cover is a wonderful knuckle masher. The blunt end is quite large to be used as a haft. It makes some sense as a scale, but only if it's been altered to be more weaponish. Or is there something I'm missing here? Best, F |
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17th June 2013, 04:18 AM | #4 |
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...My guess is that the first item is a "Torture Device"
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17th June 2013, 06:48 PM | #5 |
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It looks like a butchers gambrel to me. A device for hanging a carcass by its tendons. But such a thing would usually have an angle to it that would help keep the legs spread.
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17th June 2013, 07:52 PM | #6 |
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Is that a hole, there?
Is that whole section hollow ? |
17th June 2013, 08:31 PM | #7 |
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The first one looks like a large scale, perhaps for weighing grains.
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