found in the water at the beach(saltwater)

[seas1to2]

seems to be stainless steel

 

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[Montana Jim]

Kinda looks like a candle holder handle...

As an examle of what I mean...

 

[seas1to2]

it doesn't seem to ever been attach to anything, no welds or solder spots anywhere on it, the one end looks to be hammered.

 

[Monty]

Coke spoon. Monty

 

[mnlineman]

Coke spoon. Monty

Agree

 

[Spurious]

its a handmade fishing hook. flattened end has hole for leader line, since it is barbless the maker added the extra curve to the hooked end.

 

[chipveres]

I respectfully disagree with all the above. I think it is a needle used to repair sails, or possibly to attach leathers to oars.

Chip V.

 

[DCMatt]

Coke spoon. Monty

Kinda small... Diet Coke spoon, I think...

DCMatt

 

[Ant]

It looks like a particular type of fishing hook that I have seen. The flattened out part is the shank. The one I saw had a snailed knot that was secured onto the shank, below the flat area. And then the knot was tightened up. The flattened out part keeps the knot from slipping off. The ones that I saw didn’t have a barb either, and much smaller, the tip must have gotten bent into that curl somehow.

 

[DJ_Quinn]

Coke spoon. Monty

But an antique Victorian coke spoon. They're highly sought after by collectors like Kate Moss.

 

[ghost_rider]

fish hook that can be used as Coke spoon

 

[stefen]

Coke spoon. Monty

Kinda small... Diet Coke spoon, I think...

DCMatt

Great ... humorous addition

 

[Ant]

Look up eyeless hooks and you'll see what I'm refering to.

 

[Monty]

Diet Coke head! LOL That's a good one! M nty

 

[Rob66]

Looks like a real old... circle hook that used to have a snelled knot on it.

 

[trikikiwi]

Luv the Coke jokes, but I'm with Ant and Rob

Mike

 

[dozer dan]

could be a tool used to thread bait onto a hook so it wont come off easy for ocean fishing