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Looks to me like it just might be exactly what he says it is. Also looks as though somewhere along the line somebody used it as fire poker, for which it's perfectly suited as well. Way too long for a woodstove, but for a nice big outdoor pit it would git 'er done. Rick
As for too long for a stove, that all depends upon what stove you are using at the time. When I was a young lad and most folks heated with wood, many of them had furnaces in their basements. All of them used a poker that looked exactly like that. I still have one I used to use but it is too long for our present stove so it is hanging in the barn.
I have one similar to that. Never knew it was for lifting manhole covers. It's perfect for us top-loaders to reach way down to the bottom of the firebox. Those flames get licking up there pretty good on my Vigilant. Wouldn't want to try a shorty poker without full gauntlet gloves on.