My aunt Alice was a nursing sister in WW1, stationed in Salonica, Greece. You guys and gals have helped us identify things from her personal effects, maybe you can figure this one out too! http://i.imgur.com/TYWMlLh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/DTwjHuH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/a4nHhSt.jpg http://i.imgur.com/41RBapu.jpg
Any moving parts?
I'm stumped, but to be honest my initial guess would be some kind of candle holder handle, but that is purely a guess based on its shape.
you may have better luck with this in /r/whatisthisthing : identifying strange objects is their bread & butter