What is it ? Need your help on this one.

[DOC]

Hi gang. One of my prosecting buddies, Ray Flannagan, dropped by today and showed me a couple of goodies he had found out prospecting for gold.

The pliars look pretty self explanatory, something to remove a can full of boiling water or soup, coffee, from the fire, I assume.

But the thing that has us all baffled is that little tin can. Looks like a sardine can only big enough to hold a single sardine.

Any ideas?

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Thanks!

 

[auseeker]

Both are for bullet primers would be my guess. What do I win?

Hairy Gary

 

[bris dave]

I think Gary might be correct.
I fancy the little tin is for primers and the tool for insertion of same. Or perhaps removal of the used one.

My first impression was that ot was a bullet forming tool, but I think a primer tool is a better bet.

Good score for Ray either way!

 

[chucktx2]

Doc, We were camped in Northern NV.& agreed that Catfish would taste Mitty good. The next day Ray showed up with a good mess of Catfish. I took it for granted that he used the Yankee $ for bait. But maybe not.
He could have used those Catfish skinners to skin those fish & forgot.All us southern boys have a pair of those
Image is of mine. CHUCK,TX.

 

[meatbee]

Anchovies used to be packed in a small can like that. I suppose that somebody who would pack a pair fo catfish skinning pliers would eat 'chovies right out of the can. meatbee

 

[Pondmn]

All right you guys who stole my antique condom can. I had been saving it for a rainy lucky day----and now it's opened and gone........Pondmn

 

[DOC]

I don't think I would admit to that, it is a really really small can.

 

[lemons]

Hi Doc, if that indentation is present on the other jaw (can't see) and the size is right, could be a cartridge re-shaper. If you know what I mean.
I first thought some sort of crimping tool, but the catfish skinner doesn't look strong enough to be a crimper.

I found a weird set of pliers south-east of Coolgardie, WA, a couple of years ago. They were normal in the grip and action, but the head and jaws were very specific in shape and had a funny hole in the jaws. It took me a while to figger what they were probably used for, but seeing I found them near the old Adelaide-Perth Telegraph line. I think they would have been used for twisting the cables together for a line-repair.

lemons

 

[rockyredbaron]

Perhaps a MOLAR extractor !!!! haha