Where am I & what is this used for ?

When you hear what it is it will surprise you how close you are, but not close enough.

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batsy

No Gbc but quite a logical thought.

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batsy

I am assuming that lines/straps are run through the three standoffs. That is as far as I got though.

Actually no, there is only one connection, that is at the head.

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batsy

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The more I look at it, the more horrified I become!!!

Yes, Allan. I cannot get the idea of a medieval torture device out of my mind LOL.

Allan & Frank, you have every right to be horrified, medieval torture was conducted on the living though.

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batsy

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Is that a clue Batsy?

I'm not sure that I even want to know its purpose.

Kind of a clue Allan.

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batsy

Hadn't thought of that , be a bit rough though.
No Banjo but a dangerous item it is.

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batsy

No Frank but you could be forgiven for thinking it was for hanging meat, metaphorically speaking.

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batsy

Good idea Frank unfortunately not in this instance. Cheers. Batsy

Pinko if it was only that nondescript.
No cigar. Logical thought though.

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batsy

Graham you are closer than anyone else has been but not quite.

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batsy

No but the dragging part is correct. Cheers. Bstsy.

Ok your 'joining of the dots' is close.
It is a "Body Grappeling Hook" used to retrieve bodies from flooded rivers & creeks.
It is believed to have been used by the local police (Forsayth) until the 1970's.

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batsy.