flea market find

[Alleycat]

any one know what it is

[carl marshall]

Thats nice. Smiling knife could probly tell you something about you find.

[Sauconian]

I've seen something like that before, and if my memory hasn't total gone yet, I believe that's for carving. A small spoke shave, and the piece on the end is not sharp, but is a handle to use the knife with two hands.

Fran

[edgy46]

Looks like a ferriers knife to me. It is used to trim horses hooves before putting on horseshoes. Hope this helps.

[Knifekid]

It is a ferriers knife (hoof pick). They look similar to a tree scribe but are a bit different. That's also a pretty current knife.

[Sauconian]

Looks like a ferriers knife to me. It is used to trim horses hooves before putting on horseshoes. Hope this helps.

Bill and Perry,
I'm no expert on knives, but I'm still not convinced. Farrier's knives have a wide, sharpened bend, parallel to the cutting edge of the blade, and is used to cut or scrape away excess material or debri from the sole of the foot. ( Not to confused with a hoof pick which is a different tool, has no cutting edge, and is used to dislodge foreign objects from the cleft of the frog, or stuck in the sole. )

The piece on the end of the blade of this knife is not sharp, as it would be on a farrier's knife, and it is not a hook as a pick would be. It's thick and smooth like a handle, and I believe it would be to help guide the blade in some task.

Where are our horsemen ? And where's the gut hook guy ?

Just my stubborn opinion,
Fran

[jonet143]

hey fran, i'm still here, just doing more research on it. i don't think it's a zipper for game any more but i don't think it's a draw knife either.

[Sauconian]

I've seen it before Johnnie, and I wish I knew where.

If I only had a brain,
Fran

[gringo]

'we're off to see the wizard..."

isn't that a variation of a hoof knife?

[jonet143]

one very similar to this one was described as a boot/shoe making tool. to cut the sole and not cut into the boot upper.

[Sauconian]

one very similar to this one was described as a boot/shoe making tool. to cut the sole and not cut into the boot upper.

You mean like a..........draw knife ?

Nope, nope, nope. Not with that handle. A shoemaker's knife would be an industrial knife, and probably a fixed blade. I think this is a consumer product.

Keep looking Johnnie, I'm going to bed.

If I only had a memory.
Fran