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Well yes, one theory that seems to have perpetual support is the "used for opening with pocket or some other non-finger related device" due to the free hand not being free. Apparently barbers had...

They used to sharpen the notch and use it for nose hair. :)

There are in fact many thoughts on the matter and this is not a new topic - rather than list out the plausible reasons for the notch, I...