Is it a machete?

[WHADIFIND]

Today turned out to be an artifact day. Not much else, ya know? But, at least the park is a little cleaner now.

Below is some sort of blade. Relics are not my best thing. Anyway to tell what this was?

Thanks for peeking!
HH!

 

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[TomPA]

I would venture as guess as it being a "Corn Knife".

 

[Papa Bear]

Interesting blade shape.

 

[Bum Luck]

Likely not a machete; the lack of decent tang gives that away.

I'd say it's a large kitchen or general purpose knife; it could be very old though. I've seen one look like that come out of a 1832 site.

 

[TomPA]

Corn knife

Per Howard Crouch's Civil War Artifacts book

 

[Bum Luck]

Tom, I think you have it.

 

[WHADIFIND]

I think you have it nailed Tom. Thanks for the info!

HH!

 

[hamiddetecting]

Congratulation!