What is it? Game 83

By Alex in What Is It on Nov 27, 2008 at 7:19 am

Today’s collaboration with the What is it? blog brings us this strange contraption (no – it’s not a gun). Can you guess what it is?

Place your guess in the comment section – no prize this week, so you’re playing for fame and glory only. For more clues and guessing fun, check out the What is it? blog. Good luck!

Update 11/28/08 – The answer is: “The American Bull Dog Boot Jack”, used for removing boots, patent number 329,576.

That was too easy (the answer was in the photo itself)!


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  1. PeteRepeat
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 7:36 am

    Colonel Mustard, in the Library, with the Revolver. This is the revolver in question.

  2. Walter
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 7:46 am

    In German: its a “Stiefelknecht”

    To remove your dirty boots without getting dirty hands.

    greets from .de
    Walter

  3. Gregg
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 8:02 am

    Corn bread mold..

  4. riverman
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 8:04 am

    This one is easy, as any American Bulldog knows…especially one named Jack who wears boots…

    –riverman

  5. -Marc-
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 8:06 am

    Maybe it is a lighter?

    “Stiefelknecht” = “bootjack”, but i don’t think so.

  6. George
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 9:03 am

    A bootjack.

  7. Kevin
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 9:12 am

    It is a hole punch device for leather and other things.

  8. Leif
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 9:47 am

    Well, itès abviously a bootkjack, but I would say that it could probably double as a badass paperweight.

  9. Miss Cellania
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 9:59 am

    I think it’s an instrument of torture.

  10. Captain Jerry
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    It’s a hinge.

  11. tripleX
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    I can’t believe nobody said nutcracker already. Like for walnuts.

  12. tripleX
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

    …or maybe miss cellania just meant that.

  13. JivesTheButler
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    I’m gonna go with pipe case, with room for tobacco in the pistol-whipping area of the object.

  14. me
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    I must insist. It’s a gun.

  15. red
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    It has hinges, so it opens up. Holds something. Could be some kind of freaky snuff holder, but I doubt it.

  16. Erin
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    rifle rest/ rifle stand ???

  17. tripleX
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    It’s a gun you use when you are out of ammunition. You stick the two barrels up the nose of your attacker and open and close the gun like you are clapping your hands.

  18. Ali S.
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 8:08 pm

    Yeah, those hinges on top make me think this is some kind of fake revolver purse for men.

  19. NotExcessive
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    It’s a camera.

  20. chris, indiana
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 9:15 pm

    come kind of mold that is filled with molten metal.

  21. Kit MacAllister
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 10:33 pm

    It’s a bullet mold for old lead bullets.

  22. Yijing
    Nov 27th, 2008 at 10:57 pm

    Gas lighter.

  23. jgodsey
    Nov 28th, 2008 at 12:00 am

    it’s a curling iron

  24. chickmagnetstuff
    Nov 28th, 2008 at 12:08 am

    maybe a chocolate wrapped in a gun designed wrapper.

  25. drumnbasskitty
    Nov 28th, 2008 at 12:46 am

    it’s clearly a grill lighter

  26. liphttam1
    Nov 28th, 2008 at 12:50 am

    Umm… no offence but Miss Celena… Do you always gues intrument of torcher?? last week you did..

    P.S. Bootjack

  27. Cori
    Nov 28th, 2008 at 2:38 am

    Steampunk pointing device.

  28. Just Dave
    Nov 28th, 2008 at 7:20 am

    It’s a golf club head (a putter)

  29. Brad
    Nov 28th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    A starter pistol for athletic contests. (olympics, high school tournaments, etc.)

  30. Flick
    Nov 28th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

    A cigarette case


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