"Metal Rattle"

[Flying10uk]

Has anyone ever seen a "Metal Rattle", made out of steel with a wooden handle, similar to the one pictured below, please? The example, pictured below, has been in my family for years but I have never been able to establish exactly it's origin, how old it is, or if it dates to WW2. My grandfather was an air raid warden during WW2 but all gas warning rattles that I have seen or am aware of have either been made entirely of wood or nearly all of wood. I have never seen any reference to a gas warning rattle being made of steel, apart from the handle.

Could it, perhaps, have been a post WW2 fire warning rattle or a "football supporter's rattle", again I have seen no similar example.

I rather think that the 2 holes drilled in each side of the frame are non original.

Any help much appreciated, please. Thanks

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