KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:What is a fleam blade?
This knife must have been a sight to see when it was new. If only it could talk.
A fleam is a double edged short blade used for bleeding animals(and people).The point is at 90 degrees to the blade and it is used by laying the point against the spot to be bled and striking the back of the blade with a piece of wood or something. People actually believed at one point in time that bleeding was good for you!
Here is a picture of a Wostenholm horseman's knife with the fleam blade open on the left side of the picture.