What is this?

[bcp]

 

[MossRoad]

That link I posted to ebay looks like an exact match to me.

 

[dragoneggs]

Thanks Dave, that's a much better answer than the last one. Makes sense, too. Could be for the twine tying up the square bales.

Sorry Deuce... actually I'm interested but had no idea. A smart remark means I'm subscribed to this thread so I will find out when you do. Hope you didn't take the crack at humor wrong! Welcome to TBN!

 

[springer]

you are right. it sharpens the sections on a sickle. a hand crank.

I'm going to say that it's a sickle blade grinder used to sharpen the sicles on a mower or binder. You could clamp it onto the sickle bar and move it back and forth to sharpen between different sickles