All About Pocket Knives

Trying to sell this on ebay and have NO idea what it is. I googled "long skinny pocket knife" and found some knives called "melon knives" which seem pretty similar. Is that what this is? A melon knife? Any thoughts on date of production?

Melon knife or fruit sampling knife

Correct. AKA a melon tester. Made for cutting a "plug" from a melon.

Ken

Some times they are also called fruit knives (like in citrus fruit) and also I seem them referred to a sausage knives a few times.
Treefarmer

Also called a sausage knife. Most have advertising imprinted on the handles related to the food industry. Some are two bladed and have a serrated secondary blade.Most have no bolsters but some have one or both bolsters. I have one that has three blades;the third one being a tiny folding fork that rests in the opposite end.I don't see many made in Europe;most are made by either Schrade or Colonial in the USA.Collectability isn't real high but they are interesting knives.

Thank you everyone! Such knowledge in this forum. I never cease to be amazed.

Utica Kutmaster still makes them. I have one somewhere with a seed company's logo on it, that came "free" with my seed order shipment a couple of years ago.

Ken

Melon Tester is what I call it.

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Mike

A lot of "Melon Tester" info on the below thread within "General Knife Discussion" Eric.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43122&hilit=fruit+knife&start=30

I have two, but I've never carried either one.
Any of you guys ever carry one?

Steve Warden wrote:I have two, but I've never carried either one.
Any of you guys ever carry one?

I too have seen these called sausage knives. I see them around our area at flea markets with the name of our local meat packing company from back in the day "John Morrell" in advertising. I actually did carry one of those back in my younger days. When I used to wear the tall "Dingo" boots back in the 1970s, I fashioned a carry space between the outer leather and lining at the top of the right boot to slip one of these into.

Well, we need more pics, boys....it's what we do!

Here are a few. The three blade one is stamped Geller Rostfrei.

Here's one.

Ken

Dat looks awfully familiar...