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Old 24th December 2023, 08:45 PM   #1
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A garage sale acquisition. Very heavy blade. Any ideas?
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Old 25th December 2023, 07:28 AM   #2
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Could be a reshaping of a larger broken blade. A picture of the spine would be helpful.
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Old 25th December 2023, 11:12 AM   #3
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Billhook handle? perhaps some version.
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Old 25th December 2023, 08:26 PM   #4
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Looks old American.
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Old 25th December 2023, 10:09 PM   #5
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A little less than a quarter of an inch thick at the spine. The tang is peened over what looks like a washer. I suspect old American too.
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Old 25th December 2023, 10:10 PM   #6
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some pictures of the spine, and the end of the tang in the handle.
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Old 26th December 2023, 01:06 PM   #7
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Your knife reminds me of a corn knife I have, which is an old sword blade ground down to a usable length and mounted in a turned wooden handle. The clip blade is very American in style. I suspect this knife had an agricultural use. Definitely worth saving!
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