So this was found buried in a field of an old mountain dirt road in our local area and for the life of us, we can't figure out what it was for? Probably not specifically woodwork related but I figured where better to ask!
It is most definitely very old. It has a flat metal handle and on the bottom of the handle, the edge is beveled and slightly rounded. The head is a hatchet on one side, a hammer head on the other, and both sides roll/pivot back and forth and neither side is fixed in place. In between the two halves, it is toothed for gripping and at the base of these teeth, it looks like there is a spot to grip a wire similar to a wire cutter, but those edges are square and not beveled as you would assume a wire cutter would be...
Does anybody have any knowledge on such a tool? My best guess was maybe it was used in the old days when putting up barbed wire fences? Another old timer we showed it to suggested it may have had something to do with wagon wheel or old wooden spoke wheel/tire repair, although that one just didn't seem to jive with me except for maybe the spoon"ish" bottom bevel on the handle...
Sorry for the poor picture. I will try and get a better one tomorrow. Any thoughts would be appreciated!