What Is This

[OSG]

I have been clearing out an old house and ran across this knife and wonder if you guys know what it is. See Picture

Thanks in Advance

[Mossdancer]

Hey;
Looks like it could be an old modified boys or stabber pattern, Most likely from the looks it is a well worn cotton sampler.Remington made one with that choil cut and a bolster sort of like that.Ypu might check maize knife also.
W.B.
PS I would be interested to know what you find out.

[OSG]

Thank You. I will post anything I find out about this knife.

Cotton knife might be right since it came from a cotton growing area of Mississippi. I also found a keen kutter pruning knife with this one. I can post a pic of it if you would like.





here is a crappy pic of the tang stamp on one side.

[Mossdancer]

Hey;
Yes, please post the pruner. Most likely it is also a sampling knife, Hard to believe but my older brother and Dad both worked at a cotton gin and a compress plant and used those type of knives. I would make a guess that the choil cutout was to prevent too much of a cotton sample being taken from the bale of cotton.
Thanks
W.B.

PS If it, the pruner is a sampler it will be rather rounded on the point.

[OSG]

Yes the tip is round and strange world we live in because my grandfater owed part of our local gin. That might be where these 2 came from. Here is the Pic.