What Is It? Game 59

Yipee! It’s time for our weekly collaboration with What is it? blog – can you guess what this strange tool above is for?
Place your guess in the comment section – you’re playing for fun and bragging rights only this week (no prize). For more clues, check out What is it? blog!
Update 4/25/08 – the answer is: scarificator, used for doctors for bloodletting. Congrats to PCim who got it right first!














