Honker of a pocket knife

[Nathan W]

Guess I will keep and clean this one it's a lot larger than what I normally find . Maybe a hawkbill type

 

[billb]

Nice work
Congratulations

 

[Sandog]

Guess I will keep and clean this one it's a lot larger than what I normally find . Maybe a hookbill type

Nathan, you may have a real winner there. Because it had the look of a Barlow handle I did a little searching since I'd never seen a big blade like that as I recall. Was it found in an old setting? Look this page over and see if yours resembles a knife pictured here. Good luck.
https://revolutionarywarjournal.com/colonial-pocket-folding-knives-history-of-the-barlow-knife/

 

[Nathan W]

Nathan, you may have a real winner there. Because it had the look of a Barlow handle I did a little searching since I'd never seen a big blade like that as I recall. Was it found in an old setting? Look this page over and see if yours resembles a knife pictured here. Good luck.
https://revolutionarywarjournal.com/colonial-pocket-folding-knives-history-of-the-barlow-knife/

It was where an old homesite used to sit

 

[Sandog]

This is the one I refer to . I realize the mechanics are different ,but it was the blade that caught my eye. Yours could be a newer, but still very old version . I'm betting there is a knife collector on here that can pin it down for you. Nice find.

 

[Nathan W]

View attachment 2247805 This is the one I refer to . I realize the mechanics are different ,but it was the blade that caught my eye. Yours could be a newer, but still very old version . I'm betting there is a knife collector on here that can pin it down for you. Nice find.

Yes it does resemble that style for sure , but no bone or wooden handle for mine

 

[pepperj]

Nice recovery on the knife.
What are you going to soak it in?

 

[Nathan W]

Nice recovery on the knife.
What are you going to soak it in?

I probably won't soak it , just scrap the rust off where needed and wash with soap and water call it done. I'm not trying to get it functional again

 

[releventchair]

Congrats!

Hawkbill knife.

 

[The Beep Goes On]

Cool find Nathan! Congratz!

 

[Nathan W]

Cool find Nathan! Congratz!

Thanks

 

[scruggs]

That is a nice one!

 

[oldmxrat]

Nice find!
My grandpa gave me that same knife when I was about 12. Who knows where it wound up, but fond memories of whittling sticks when out fishing with him.

 

[Sandog]

Yes it does resemble that style for sure , but no bone or wooden handle for mine

What is that handle made of?

 

[Nathan W]

What is that handle made

What is that handle made of?

now you got me wondering if it is bone or some type of wood. I think it might be some kind of synthetic material

 

[Blackfoot58]

I agree with the hawkbill classification.
Quite a few knife makers made such a model. Very cool find. 👍🏼

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Nice one !

 

[Silvermonkey]

Guess I will keep and clean this one it's a lot larger than what I normally find . Maybe a hawkbill type

Yikes! That's a big one....looks kind'a like a folding machete.

 

[Fred Finder]

Guess I will keep and clean this one it's a lot larger than what I normally find . Maybe a hawkbill type

That's differently a 🏆

 

[Almy]

I have a similar old knife with a dense, tropical hardwood handle. The blade has a straight portion before the hawkbill. I think mine is for pruning twigs in the garden or nursery.