Carp Scraper / Fish Gutter

[HeavyFletch]

Thought this was going to be a long straight knife when I pulled it out of the mud, then saw the radius in it. Have always referred to it as my carp scraper.

 

[Rege-PA]

Carp were not native to N. Amer until the 1800`s and your piece is probably several thousand years old but you`re right it would make a great scaler for any course scaled fish, maybe fresh water Drum or Bass, also could have been used to work wood. Interesting utilitarian tool. Nice find, makes one think.

 

[HeavyFletch]

Carp was the first thing that came to my mind. I was not aware of their arrival at a later date

 

[mainejman]

Nice find has a lot of work on it.As far as carp goes smoked or scored works for me...

 

[larson1951]

looks like a very nice extra large side scraper very very nice

 

[HeavyFletch]

Thanks Larson and all for the nice comments . Think I am still going to refer to it as "carp scraper"

 

[bci101tractors]

I have found some "bent" scrapers and points and never really did come up with a good reason/purpose for them??
Ya, the carp around here came from the Chinese originally, I love catching them, they get huge, eat anything and fight hard...way more fun than the Harbor Freight crap the Chinese send now...

 

[monsterrack]

JMO the reason your piece has a bow to it ,is it is a flake taken off of a core and it is a flake used has a knife. Nice find

 

[HeavyFletch]

I agree MR......... the bend in it is the material

 

[painterx7]

And a very nice uniface flake knife