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So ... 1. how long is it's handle ? 2. Are the tines sharp (they look it to me)? 3. What part of the world did your grandfather live ? ... can't really tell any scale or the actual size of this thingie ...And by the way , buzzell360 , thanks for posting it here .... it's kinda a fun one to figure out .
Wouldn't have been for citrus - the last thing you want to do is pierce the rind (my family has owned groves for 6 generations).
it may look like the gig thing, but i don't think it is cuz it takes a lot to shut this. its not like you poke the middle and it shuts. you have to push then it shuts on its own