WW1 Experimental Flechette Or ??????

[apfsds]

I purchased this spontaneously in the last minute of an auction that I stumbled upon with no time to do any research on it first. It was being sold as a rare WW1 Experimental flechette but I am not convinced that what it is? It came from the estate of a WW1 artifact collector with no provenance. Maybe one of the experts here will have an idea. Once suggestion was that was used by sailors to make nets or a weaving tool. It is heavy, very sharp, appears to be super old and is well built.

Jason

 

[highlandotter]

Possibly spike used on muzzle loading cannon htrough the vent to pierce powder bag?

 

[Fred]

The tail looks like the tapered fitting used on old fashioned drill bits. I wonder if it might be a tapered reamer.
Fred

 

[Fusse2004]

That's never a Flechett! Too big and too heavy. I suspect a tool at the end is missing maybe a wooden handle.

 

[apfsds]

Thank you all so much! Some great ideas! I also d not think it is fklechette related and think the tool ideas are most probable. Grateful for everyones insight.

Jason

 

[beihan62]

If the tool point was pushed into something soft and rotated it would leave a cone shaped hole,it is similar to the tool used for taking samples to check the maturity of cheese,just a guess really,
Don,

 

[glevum]

It looks like a small tapered spoon bit.