There are a rash of companies selling these handsome brass key hooks. A sort of low-tech carabiner alternative, they have a nice, classic look that signals their nautical provenance.

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Those photos above are from Snake Bite Co., which sells them for 22 bucks, or $24 with the ring. They're made in the USA.

They appear to be made by Indiana-based foundry Standard Pattern, judging by these Instagram shots on Standard Pattern's Tumblr.

Curiously, Standard Pattern also sells the hooks themselves on Etsy, for a bit less ($20 including the ring):

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Interestingly enough, in the same batch of Etsy photos--i.e., being sold as the same item--is a shot of what appears to be a slightly different design. You can see here it features an evergreen tree and the words "Norcross Co.":

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On their own website, clothing and accessories company Norcross Co. sells their Brass Key Hook for $32.

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So, I'm not sure what's going on there. I assume there's some kind of licensing agreement between the foundry and the two retailers.

An Alaska-based accessories company called Loyal Stricklin also sells such a hook, also made in the U.S.A and also for $32. I couldn't find any connection to Standard Pattern.

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A Massachusetts-based company called Buckle Guy sells similar hooks, in a variety of finishes: Natural Brass, Antique Brass, Gunmetal, Nickel Plate and Nickel Matte. Compared to the others they are shockingly inexpensive, at prices ranging from $5.45 for the Natural Brass up to $7.97 for the Gunmetal.

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Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co. sells a Brass Keyhook for $40. The form appears slightly different from the ones seen above. They say theirs is made in the USA as well.

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Etsy seller Gadreel Studio also makes a brass hook, though more heavily polished and with a slightly different eyelet detail, in two different sizes. I couldn't confirm the price because at press time they were closed for the Songkran Festival, a holiday in Thailand, where they're based.

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Online retailer Rakuten sells this brass hook, reportedly made in Japan, for USD $31.55. I'm not sure why the photo says "High Quality Leather" without there being any leather in the photo, but that wouldn't be the strangest Japanese ad copy I've seen.

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Another for sale on Rakuten, and also apparently made in Japan, is this rather sexy variant that sells for USD $18.73:

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It may or may not be the same, but several years ago Sweden-based Nezumi Studios was selling this brass hook. They'd only say that these were "handmade in Japan by a craftsman [we] became friends with a while back." Sadly, it's since become discontinued:

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In any case, brass hooks like these seem to be a "thing." There's an absolute rash of them on eBay (at prices so low as to make you suspicious of the manufacturing quality).