Thread: One I've Never Seen The Like Of Before

Could it have something to do with horticulture? I have a Saynor, Cooke & Ridal pocket knife that was used for pruning and grafting which has a curving "scythe-like" blade. Maybe this was used for a similar purpose. I can't imagine it being used for shaving. That thing has a major frown!

Regards - Walt

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smililar knife that explains the process.....

oh man...so wtf are these small ones used for? FINGER AMPUTATION?

I'm glad I got rid of that thing, even if it was only $2!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Undream

oh man...so wtf are these small ones used for? FINGER AMPUTATION?

I'm glad I got rid of that thing, even if it was only $2!!!!!!!!

Well, if you were to use it on the face, I'd say nose amputation....

James.

There is simply no way at all that is an amputation knife. If you look over photos of old amputation knives, you will see that they are ALL solid handled, and larger knives. This would be Necessary, to ensure they could make it through all the tough layers of flesh and thick muscle. Back then it was quick and dirty. They would never have played around with a razor, especially one that might fold up on their fingers if the patient "twitched"
You will also notice that the amputation knives, while sporting a crescent shape to them, are FLAT. not curved in 2 directions like this one. If I didnt know any better I would swear this is some fancy ass grapefruit knife!

My bet would be either the equine hoof dressing knife, or a castration blade.
Pass the grapefruits!

Looks too fancy to be some kind of hoof knife . Maybe too fancy for castrating , too . Maybe it was made for women ,to shave their legs .

Nice scales! Look like genuine tortoise and not dyed horn. As for the intended use...........dunno! How about for castrating steers?

The thing sold with one bidder. I wonder if it was an SRP member ?

I was going to bid on it, but was away from home, and only had dial up available to me. I wonder if we will ever know what it was!?

I have got a very similar one:









It has "Evans" stamped on it under the crown. Unfortunately, the tip is broken. It came in a box of old razors, about 1890s vintage. I do recall seeing another one on Ebay once - it had a kind of ridged sleeve on the blade (if indeed there was a blade under it - the photos didn't show the sleeve bit removed) and the seller called it a "buffer" - I thought perhaps it was for cleaning between razor scales. These bladed ones look like corn razors to me, though.

The razor with it in the first photo is just to give an impression of its size - it didn't come with the "thingy"

Regards,
Neil