Colonial knife?

[johnnyblaze]

Let me start by saying sorry about the pics my good camera broke last week

Found this outside a colonial cellar and man it is thick solid brass with many layers of patina on it..

Can anyone date it?


Blaze

[High Plains Digger]

USN. 1942?

[romeo-1]

I would guess that it's 20th century...

[Gunrunner61]

My Grand mother had a set just about like those, she said the her grandmother gave them to her as a wedding gift. her g.mother died in 64 at the age of 97. so the later part of the 19th century maybe. jmho
hh Greg

[Monty]

My wife's grandmother had a set of these that she got around the 1930s. Monty

[johnnyblaze]

Thank all

From the layer after layer of patina on it it just seems at least 19th century

And man wow the thickness and weight on it

They dont make em like they used to


Blaze

[Noodle]

My grandmother had a set, too. I still have them .... somewhere. Wouldn't cut soft butter, as I recall.

[stefen]

I too grew up using a similar knife

[Monty]

In fact it was designed with cutting soft butter in mind. It wouldn't tear your bread. I used one just this morning that my wife's grandmother gave us. Monty

[johnnyblaze]

Hey thanks everyone

Was the ones you used solid brass?

I mean,i find colonial buttons with less patina than this thing

I mainly hunt colonial cellars and this just seems really old to me

Blaze