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thinreadline 15th January 2017 02:27 PM
a Mystery ....
 
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I have been loaned this by a lady who has had this item hanging up in her in her cottage . She was told that it was a whaling tool for cutting up baleen but I am unsure. Anyone seen anything like this before > Overall length inc shaft is 100 cm , blade length inc socket is 30 cm. The width of the tip is 5 cm . The blade is very sharp both at the tip and the edges.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi 15th January 2017 02:51 PM
African.. :shrug:

Iain 15th January 2017 03:00 PM
Reminds me a bit of a flensing tool for whaling.

thinreadline 15th January 2017 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi
African... :shrug:
I see your point ( oops ) but I have some of these Tuareg spears and it is not like them ... this is very sharp and designed for cutting

thinreadline 15th January 2017 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Iain
Reminds me a bit of a flensing tool for whaling.
Yes that is what the owner believed it was

Jens Nordlunde 15th January 2017 03:48 PM
Try to Google for flensing tools for whales.
You will see that there are many different flensing tools, but I too think this is a whale flensing tool.

thinreadline 15th January 2017 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde
Try to Google for flensing tools for whales.
You will see that there are many different flensing tools, but I too think this is a whale flensing tool.
Thanks Yes , I have had a look and it does seem to be one of the smaller types . much appreciated.


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