What's this ???

Freddy · 18th March 2007, 02:11 PM

I examined the piece and, as far as I can see, it has no tang. The blade is socketed. I guess the handle is much longer than can be seen. I also think the handle is much older than it looks on a picture. There's a hole drilled in the lower part, probably for a cord

I took a scan of the handle and the lower part of the blade. The red arrow shows the 'seam' of the socket. The blue arrow shows the hole in the handle.

I'm still trying to find out where the piece comes from. Could it be a celurit ?

Pukka Bundook · 18th March 2007, 03:04 PM

If it had a handle maybe 2 1/2 feet long, I'd have said it was a 'switching slasher'
If it Was one of these, they were used for trimming hedges and such like on farms.
most had forward curving blades, some curved opposite way.
I'm not saying it Is a slasher,.........but it Would work awfully well as one! (I've cut miles of hedges with a similar tool!)
I think it is very functional and elegant.

Emanuel · 27th March 2007, 06:39 PM

Here is something similar: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...5147&rd=1&rd=1
and some searches on "clurit" reveal Madurese provenance.

Emanuel

27th March 2007, 06:39 PM	#3
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Here is something similar: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...5147&rd=1&rd=1 and some searches on "clurit" reveal Madurese provenance. Emanuel Attached Images

18th March 2007, 02:11 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	I examined the piece and, as far as I can see, it has no tang. The blade is socketed. I guess the handle is much longer than can be seen. I also think the handle is much older than it looks on a picture. There's a hole drilled in the lower part, probably for a cord I took a scan of the handle and the lower part of the blade. The red arrow shows the 'seam' of the socket. The blue arrow shows the hole in the handle. I'm still trying to find out where the piece comes from. Could it be a celurit ?

18th March 2007, 03:04 PM	#2
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	If it had a handle maybe 2 1/2 feet long, I'd have said it was a 'switching slasher' If it Was one of these, they were used for trimming hedges and such like on farms. most had forward curving blades, some curved opposite way. I'm not saying it Is a slasher,.........but it Would work awfully well as one! (I've cut miles of hedges with a similar tool!) I think it is very functional and elegant.