Other Nautical: What is it?

We have only an idea of what this thing is, but it is surely unique. One idea is that it is a fid, but it doesn’t really look like one, but it could have been used to open up the "lay" of large rope. Another idea is that it was used for caulking - ie hammering in the caulking on a ship. Someone thought it might have been used for fishing – taking the hook out of large fish. Anyway, "it is what it is" and I love it.

Size: 12" long - handle is 4 ½" wide

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