Help Dragon!

[Sticks1]

I am hoping the experts can help me with this one:
I got this today at a yard sale. The folks said that their grand father had it in his family for a long time. It appears to be brass. It is approx 6 1/2" long X 2" tall X 2 1/2" wide. I can not locate any markings on this yet. I haven't seen any like this one on the internet. I am purely speculating when I say it's Chinese. ..Any one guess age or what it's for?
Much appreciate the experts great knowledge.

 

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[ole_grisley]

does the jaws hinge or move? as I saw one years ago that they did, it was a nutcracker.

 

[Sticks1]

They do not move at all.

 

[Breezie]

I'm thinking it's a dragon boot scraper. Do the tips of his horns on his back look as if they maybe scratched or worn more smoothly than the rest of him? Neat find, Breezie

 

[DCMatt]

It brings good luck. Happy 2012 - the year of the dragon. Keep it in the house for good feng shui.

DCMatt

 

[CRUSADER]

its not very old but cool looking

 

[New Direction]

Would make a killer door handle!

 

[savant365]

This one is pretty close but not exact.

Sellarts.com . Antique Brass Dragon (BR08)

This site explains what different dragons mean. Maybe you can find a match on here, happy hunting.

http://www.mercurytreasures.com/brchdr.html