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dannyr gets the prize, I think! They appear to be "bookbinders brass pallets". I have no idea what they do with them, but that's what they seem to be. Great deductive trail of suggestions has led me to googling the right phrase. Thank you!

All came in a purpose made cardboard box. The blades pull out of the handles quite readily.

Gasket scrapers?

So they are either not intended to be a cutting edge, or have yet to be sharpened. they look unused and have no markings other than a pencil written number on each handle - 1 to 10. A set, as has been suggested.

Largest one is 45mm across, and smallest is 5mm. They are all slightly crescent shaped at the "cutting edge" rather than being straight across. The "cutting edge" chamfers down to about 0.75mm rather than a fine edge.

Leatherwork... but why brass?

See? So helpful and wise! They are 20cm end to end. The wooden handles seem to be made for being held in a hand rather than for impact or driving force. I suppose that disqualifies most suggestions except the clay modelling one. Maybe they are designed for that, and are brass because of...

Please can someone tell me what these are for? Brass blades, wooden handles. I’m stumped!