Colonial Knife??

[Woodland Detectors]

Composition is iron. And was dug in NC. Does anyone know what it is?
Thanks! HHHH

 

[BioProfessor]

What makes you think it is colonial? I have found several that have the same shape of what appears to be a blade. Fairly common blade shape.

Daryl

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I was just hoping!

 

[BioProfessor]

If you're gonna hope, hope it is gold!!!

Daryl

 

[Woodland Detectors]

If you're gonna hope, hope it is gold!!!

Daryl

Hope for gold You've dug it all!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Looks like an old Farriers knife.

 

[BioProfessor]

That was my thought. I've found too many pieces with the same shape not to be something common.

Daryl

 

[mojjax]

Maybe it was a One Armed Man Knife ?

 

[scratcher]

Maybe it was a One Armed Man Knife ?

My top ten wish list just changed. Keep 'em coming, mojjax....

 

[IronSpike]

Great pic mojjax Looks more like the knife above 'one armed man'. Were those surgical knives?

 

[aaaaaaa]

Great pic mojjax Looks more like the knife above 'one armed man'. Were those surgical knives?

My guess would be no.. A combination knife/fork for "one armed men"..?

 

[IronSpike]

Great pic mojjax Looks more like the knife above 'one armed man'. Were those surgical knives?

My guess would be no.. A combination knife/fork for "one armed men"..?

Not sure what a surgical knife would do in that section of knives this book

Anyway, check out these knives:

http://media.photobucket.com/image/one armed man knife/owdtom/img845.jpg

 

[johnnyi]

4-H, I see this is green checked, but I don't think it is a knife. Are you sure we're not looking at this thing the wrong way? It looks like it might have had a hole through what we see as the "Blade", but if that is a hole then the flat part would have been within the handle. The part that seperates the two sides is at right angles, not tapered as knives are. it looks more like the flat part might have been covered on both sides with wood not unlike the old screw drivers were. http://images.google.com/imgres?img.../images?q=antique+screwdriver&hl=en&sa=N&um=1

 

[IronSpike]

4-H, I see this is green checked, but I don't think it is a knife. Are you sure we're not looking at this thing the wrong way? It looks like it might have had a hole through what we see as the "Blade", but if that is a hole then the flat part would have been within the handle. The part that seperates the two sides is at right angles, not tapered as knives are. it looks more like the flat part might have been covered on both sides with wood not unlike the old screw drivers were. http://images.google.com/imgres?img.../images?q=antique+screwdriver&hl=en&sa=N&um=1

Great observation johnnyi I think you're right.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Great pic mojjax Looks more like the knife above 'one armed man'. Were those surgical knives?

butter knives, the one-armed man knife is just a fork and butter knife in one, which is interesting but I think this is not.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think IS and johnny got it. I have one of those old iron handled screwdrivers. They are great to hammer on. They dont make them like they used to. This one however has bent. They are hard to bend.

 

[IronSpike]

I just posted pic from johnnyi's link. Good 'outside the box thinking' johnnyi

 

[scratcher]

It looks most like a broken fork to me...

 

[IronSpike]

It looks most like a broken fork to me...

But why a fork and not a spoon?

I think the wide handle part fits the screwdriver idea better.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It looks most like a broken fork to me...

You may be correct because the iron screwdrivers are hard to bend, they have a heavy metal part to hammer on thats missing and the wide part right before the wood looks more like a fork (or spoon perhaps). It is hard to say.