Mystery whatsit tool?? Ebay

[anglesmith]

 Not ever seen anything like this. Is it a folding spear/lance  ?? or just the usual strange nut cracker!!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FOSSICKING-TOOL-ENTRENCHER-MYSTERY-TOOL-/271946719996?hash=item3f5149a2fc
Graeme

[oldgoaly]

some type of soil sampling tool?

[Lewill2]

Must be used in hunting a platypus.

[Bill Houghton]

But what would you do with one, once you caught it?

[Billman49]

I've seen this before, I think on Outils Anciens - just cannot remember its use....

I'll post the images from eBay as it will disappear in a few weeks...

[anglesmith]

I've seen this before, I think on Outils Anciens - just cannot remember its use....

I'll post the images from eBay as it will disappear in a few weeks...

Thanks Bob, I thought it would intrigue someone else other than me!

[Billman49]

Knew I'd seen it before....

En 1942, A. GUILLAUMIN, dans le « Formulaire technique du botaniste préparateur et voyageur » (Ed. Lechevalier) décrivait à son tour les différentes sortes de piochons utilisés pour extraire les plantes du sol et signalait le piochon Deyrolle qui « consiste en une sorte de houlette articulée dont la lame peut se placer dans le prolongement du manche, à angle droit avec lui ou se replier contre ». Et il ajoutait que « les piochons peuvent se porter à la ceinture dans une gaine de cuir, ceux à long manche peuvent servir de canne.

[Billman49]

see also: http://www.crcb.org/les-batons-ferres-et-a-vis-du-botaniste/.html

Made (?) and sold by LES FILS D'EMILE DEYROLLE, 46, tue du Bac, PARIS, 7°.

Source: https://archive.org/stream/InstrumentsPourLesSciencesNaturelles1931/Emile_Deyrolle_1931_djvu.txt

Houlette pliante Deyrolle:(fig. 183, p. 231 70 francs

Gaine en cuir pour houlette pliante, avec ceinture*. . 56 »

La gaine pour houlette pliante, sans la ceinture 28 »

Houlette pliante Deyrolle-avce gaine et'ceinturei 125 »

Houlette ordinaire (fig. 281) avec manche-. . 29 »

Gaine-en cuir fort, pour houlette avec ceinture". . 56 »

La gaine pour houlette sans-là ceinture 28 «

La houlette avec gaine et ceinture.  85 »

Houlette-piochon ordinaire (fig 184. p. 24) 22 »

[Aunt Phil]

In 1942, A. GUILLAUMIN in the "Data Form preparer botanist and traveler" (Ed. Lechevalier) described in turn different kinds of piochons used to extract the plants from the ground and pointed the Deyrolle pickaxe which "consists of a kind articulated crook whose blade can be placed in the extension of the shaft, at right angles to it or fall back against. "And he added that "piochons can be worn on a belt in a leather jacket, they can be used long-handled cane

No charge translation for those who don't read Frog

[oldgoaly]

so a fancy dandelion digger? 

[Billman49]

Probably more a tool for a plant hunter to take on expeditions.....

[Northwoods]

In France? in 1942? That tool would do better if thrust sharply at an upward angle through the sternum of a German officer.

[Aunt Phil]

In France? in 1942? That tool would do better if thrust sharply at an upward angle through the sternum of a German officer.

History proves it is far more likely to have been dropped as the Frog ran away from the German boy scouts.