What would you use this chisel for?

[dryheat]

This came as part of a craftsman chisel set between 1949 - 1964. It is a cold chisel but I can not determine it's particular use. I am baffled by the rounded front edge and the 45 degree bevel.

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[mmissile]

Liberal labotomies.

 

[Darter6]

Not knowing the actual size,I have use one similar for removing Key ways from cranks,cams etc.

 

[dadsbee]

All Dad's chisels of that vintage became my cement tools !

 

[PRND21]

That is called a cape point chisel, made to get into places a wider cold chisel won’t fit. I used one yesterday to knock a chunk of crud out of a keyway. If you’ve drilled out a frozen bolt, use it to pick out pieces of of the old bolt still stuck in the threads, before running a tap.

 

[aeon280]

Escape from Shawshank.

 

[dryheat]

Thanks for all the info guys.

 

[toolmanmike]

Thanks for all the info guys.

It's a "roundnose chisel" a "cape" chisel has a diamond shaped point. It's used for cutting grooves in metal where and oval or U shape is desired. They are very seldom used and only come in the most deluxe punch and chisel sets.

 

[69Bee]

Might have also been ground that way to use as a "scraping" tool like ones used to scrape machine ways...