Thread: What kind of pocket knife is this?

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

This is without question a blade a Mohel would use,plain and simple.

That wold make anyone's schmenkel shrivel. That is why it is done at a young age, god forbid you should be old enough to run, the old geezer would have a heart attack trying to catch you.

Bob

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

So wullie, you do not think it was used for the barbaric act of Circumsission?
Horrible thing that, happend to me at age two days, could not walk for a year.

They did the same to me. Took me about as long to start walking as well.

I've been told that they had used a bigger knife.

Like this;

It's all clear now; I knew that I had seen this knife before.
I have seen sheep herded across linoleum, on their way to be circumcised, by professional pruners using this exact knife.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

It's all clear now; I knew that I had seen this knife before.
I have seen sheep herded across linoleum, on their way to be circumcised, by professional pruners using this exact knife.

I'm glad we've got that cleared up.

YOU DA MAN!!!

Originally Posted by eleblu05

its a pruning knife i have a few of them also electricians use them to strip wire ect. hawkbill is my favorite blade style.

Spot on, it's definately a pruning knife 100%. They have other uses of course but historically their main purpose was for pruning.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

This is without question a blade a Mohel would use,plain and simple.

Could be but most of the izmels I've seen have been uncurved . Ouch!

Here's an "official" set from Christies Auction house. Christies has a pretty good reputation for historical provenance and documentation eh?

A Turkish folding circumcision knife, | Christie's

I know several women who would argue that the only tool needed would be the scissors. They also discuss the difference in technique, referring to doctors in one of two groups, wackers and trimmers. The general preference of these ladies is toward the wacking end of things.

Kinda makes me wonder that all you lot have been calling the popular blades here straight razors when they have been circumcision knives all along...

Looks like a pruning knife to me. Extremely usefull if you're trimming in the yard.

I'm not sure what type of knife it is, but it can used in some type of work you'd do on a house. I inherited one from my dad, and I dont know if he ever stepped foot on a farm.

But I can say that the one I have worked very well when I was trying to get a straight cut through thick leather when I was making a strop. Worked much better than xacto knives or box cutter type blades. It didnt have as much of a tendency to run away from the cut--seemed to cut a straight line through the leather much more easily.

As mentioned a hawk-bill blade. originally used for pruning, especially the heavier blades, things like grapevines, rose bushes and fruit trees, they are also good for grafting vines and trees. the lighter blades are more generally used by electricians for cutting and stripping wire. they also make great utility knives and i have used them for cutting carpet, linoleum and plasterboard.
no need to get it bright and shiny just get it sharp and you will start to think about the need to carry any other knife.
in some places, this style of blade and the sheep-foot style are exempt form carry size limits as the blades are not conducive to stabbings.