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What is it ????
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 12:03 am
by riverdive
Here is an interesting knife for you. My research found it possibly was made 1850. Curious as to what its purpose is. Its 3.25" long, 8 blades, one does not close all the way but the rest all snap in nicely.
Re: What is it ????
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:41 am
by knife7knut
It is a multiblade quill knife used to sharpen quill pens. Bernard Levine shows one in his book made in France and called a secret knife . That one had a secret release to allow the blades to open. Possibly the reason the blade wont close is because your knife has a similar release. More likely the tang is worn.
Re: What is it ????
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 12:31 pm
by galvanic1882
Sweet knife
Re: What is it ????
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 1:07 pm
by riverdive
knife7knut wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:41 am
It is a multiblade quill knife used to sharpen quill pens. Bernard Levine shows one in his book made in France and called a secret knife . That one had a secret release to allow the blades to open. Possibly the reason the blade wont close is because your knife has a similar release. More likely the tang is worn.
Thanks, that's interesting. So it probably would date back to the early 19th century. Not sure why so many blades needed to do that??
Re: What is it ????
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 1:53 pm
by robpa
Kind of knife I would probably not look twice at in a box, but now Ill look harder for these things. its cool.
Re: What is it ????
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:22 pm
by 1967redrider
That is a very cool HOK.
