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01-25-2011, 09:31 PM #21
Was watching a programme on TV this evening where something similar was described as a letter opener. Didn't pivot like this one but…? Also, kudos to thebigspendur, in archaeology, we have this problem all the time (however much we like to imply that we don't).
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01-26-2011, 12:13 AM #22
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Thanked: 3164I'd already discounted my fleam idea in post 17, above. A great many fleams were (and still are) used for animals however - just google 'veterinary fleam.'
It seems that blood-letting was all the rage once, what with cupping jars, fleams, scarificators, lancets, leeches and so on. It is less in evidence today among humans (proper surgeons still use it for the treatment of a few rare illnesses) , but vets still routinely practice it.
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Neil
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01-26-2011, 12:31 AM #23
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01-26-2011, 01:20 AM #24
yea
trust me if you punch the guts open on a deer or animal large animal once you will never do it again. that knife would work to open a deer up or to cape a fox or coon so u can cut without damaging the fur.
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01-26-2011, 01:59 AM #25
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01-26-2011, 02:00 AM #26
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Thanked: 23i'd say it's a razor i've seen photo's of similar but with long wooden handles used to shave heads in small villages in what looked like in eurasia somewhere
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01-26-2011, 02:40 AM #27
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Thanked: 317How thick is the spine?
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01-26-2011, 03:46 PM #28
Maybe it was used for castrating livestock . That handle looks too dainty for any kind of serious butchering , or other work .
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01-26-2011, 06:04 PM #29
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01-27-2011, 12:14 AM #30