Old Hand-forged Horseshoe Shaped Branding Iron with Carved Wooden Handle bee transport box but am only now trying

but am only now trying to puzzle out exactly what it is

one inside the next

Rabbinical and Samaritan alphabets

which makes me love it even more

What to make of this figure

Old Hand-forged Horseshoe Shaped Branding Iron with Carved Wooden Handle bee transport box but am only now tryingI always look at old branding irons when I come across them, but haven't been able to commit to one simply bearing someone's initials, which is what one most often sees. I do really love a good luck horseshoe, though, so this one sold me immediately, and with a nice carved handle still on it too, which in my experience is pretty rare to find. Definitely well used, and with a great form, grip and super smooth surface on the handle. 14 7 8 l x 3 1 4 t x