✅ SOLVED Part of a blade from either a knife or straight razor?

[invent4hir]

Hi all, I found this artifact at a site where a dwelling built about 1810 once stood. Found all kinds of coins, pottery sherds, buttons, etc. dating between the late 1700s to mid-1800s nearby. Do you think it is part of a blade from either a knife or straight razor?

 

[Blackfoot58]

Appears to be from some type of folding cutlery. I’d recommend a vinegar bath to get some rust off. A straight razor would be much thinner than a knife blade.

 

[invent4hir]

Blackfoot58, thank for the ID and cleaning tip. Hadn't consider folding cutlery as due to the bow. That said, I'll definitely go back and look again. The "blade" is about 3/32" thick while the top is about 5/16"

 

[AlabamaRelic]

Looks like part of a horseshoe.

 

[grasshopper]

I definitely vote for a crusty pocket knife. Looks like you can see some of the wood from the handle poking through

 

[invent4hir]

I definitely vote for a crusty pocket knife. Looks like you can see some of the wood from the handle poking through

grasshopper, thanks! I agree about the wood. Might even be bone, as I found a bone-handled fork on the property. Either way, it was part of a handle. Will mark this SOLVED!

 

[Gare]

Nice find

 

[invent4hir]

Nice find

Thanks Gare! I'm heading to the Ohio History Connection later this week and plan on taking this and a few other finds to show some curators there. While I'm confident that this is indeed part of a knife (i.e. SOLVED), the rest are still unidentified. It usually helps when more history-minded people look at artifacts, especially when they can hold it in their hands.