Mystery knife

[spandit]

Out of the 4 knives I bought today in my auction lot of tools, this is the only one I'm likely to keep (the others were two Chinese SAK ripoffs and a small kitchen type knife).

At first I thought it was a putty knife but there's no residue I can see and it's surprisingly sharp on the convex edge. The spine is about 3mm thick. It's full tang

 

[swotty]

It looks a bit like an 'Old Hickory' or butchers knife with the tip re-ground to me.

 

[Tat2trev]

Butchers knife maybe

 

[Macaroon]

That looks very like a knife we had when I was a kid; was only ever used for slicing large cooked hams and it has a curved end to stop it from catching on the meat when carving around a bone or other awkward shape, IIRC..................See what others think...................................atb mac

 

[swright81076]

looks to me like a bark peeling knife.

http://www.woodlandcraftsupplies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_28&products_id=209

 

[BearInTheWoods]

Possibly as people say a butcher knife, ones of similar shape are often known as 'steak knives' - used for cutting rump steaks off the bone one at a time.

 

[Jared]

That looks very like a knife we had when I was a kid; was only ever used for slicing large cooked hams and it has a curved end to stop it from catching on the meat when carving around a bone or other awkward shape, IIRC..................See what others think...................................atb mac

Yeah. Like Opinel's Carpaccio knife, though it looks tip heavy which doesn't make sense as a slicer.

 

[demographic]

For topping and tailing turnips?

 

[plastic-ninja]

It looks like an old baker's dough knife.
Traditionally very sharp but no point so it doesn't damage the proving bowl or trough.
Incidentally that blade shape is the trad shape for dinner knives in Victorian England.
Several Sheffield cutlers still have it on the books.Can't recall the name I'm afraid.
Cheers, Simon

 

[bushwacker bob]

For topping and tailing turnips?

http://www.durokon.com/knives-sickl...inch-stainless-steel-blade-discount-box-of-12

 

[mountainm]

It looks like an old baker's dough knife.
Traditionally very sharp but no point so it doesn't damage the proving bowl or trough.

I'd go with that too
http://www.awsmith.co.uk/Bakery+Knives+&+Accessories/Dough+Knife+|+Bakers+Blade

 

[BearInTheWoods]

I'd go with that too
http://www.awsmith.co.uk/Bakery+Knives+&+Accessories/Dough+Knife+|+Bakers+Blade

Very close match on the blade shape. Think that one's solved.

 

[spandit]

Cool, good work! I'll go with that. Not sure what to do with it now, not got the weight for a billhook

 

[BearInTheWoods]

Cool, good work! I'll go with that. Not sure what to do with it now, not got the weight for a billhook

Only one thing for it, you'll have to take up baking.

 

[spandit]

Only one thing for it, you'll have to take up baking.

Just call me the master baker (but annunciate clearly, please!)

 

[mountainm]

Just call me the master baker (but annunciate clearly, please!)

Crumbs! That's using your loaf.

Etc. Etc.