ID this knife

[DARISC]

Edit of original post:

This knife is a 5" beef skinning butcher knife (I learned from Googling Vash's post, below), but I bought it as a ? Knife, sold to perform a completely different task:

Not for slicing (not drawn across surface).
Not for chopping (as one normally defines chop).
Not for skinning.
Not for lopping.

Hint - 'wobble'.

Name the ? Knife and the task it performed (it's not a particularly esoteric task).

Bought it new, used it for many years, never really needed to sharpen it.

[vash]

i'll punt.

dexter russell, butcher knife. high carbon steel blade..rust-able, but damn sharp i imagine.

[masraum]

What I want to know is what it's laying on. Is that copper or just weird color from the photo?

[DARISC]

copper - gotta run, be back later.

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by vash

i'll punt.

dexter russell, butcher knife. high carbon steel blade..rust-able, but damn sharp i imagine.

Interesting - looks like their 5" beef skinning knife, $12. No name on mine and I paid $7 for it years ago, but it was sold to perform a totally different job.

It's got some black discoloration on the blade, more on the side not shown, but no pitting or anything looking like what I call rust. And it's been in an old metal tackle box in several garages for over 30 yrs since last used.

Yeah, it's sharp. I just now held up a sheet of paper and sliced right through it.

[pwd72s]

Butcher knife...brand, not a clue.

[DARISC]

That appears to be true. But it was sold to me as a tool to be used for s totally different purpose and was referred to by it's purveyors as a ?- knife.

From my OP, who can tell me what it was called and what it was used for. Many thousands were sold across the country for many years specifically for that use.

So, who can name it and describe its use?

[azasadny]

Skinning knife?

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by azasadny

Skinning knife?

Yes, but read my 1st and 7th posts.

[azasadny]

Avocado "skinning" knife!

[DARISC]

Nope. I just added that to my post.

I just remembered that I had another of these knives that was identical except the butt end rivet was a little farther from the butt, after which was one piece of solid lead the same shape as the the butt end of the handle of the knife pictured here but flat in end view, rather than rounded.

That feature made the knife twice as useful when using it for the purpose intended.

[azasadny]

Cabbage knife?

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by azasadny

Cabbage knife?

No, you'd have to clean the entire knife VERY thoroughly if you'd want to use it to cut anything edible.

[chibone_914]

Either it's for lopping off the heads of fish or an old carpet knife.

[porsche4life]

Nut cutting knife?

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by chibone_914

Either it's for lopping off the heads of fish or an old carpet knife.

Nope.

I just edited my original post since learning that it's a butcher knife - except for the lead ended handle version mentioned above, which was modified and sold to perform the specific task I bought it for.

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Nut cutting knife?

Nope. Not for circumcising either.

[azasadny]

tanning knife for removing skin from the hide?

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by azasadny

tanning knife for removing skin from the hide?

No. The ? knife never comes into contact with organic material.

[Mo_Gearhead]

QUOTE: "Many thousands were sold across the country for many years specifically for that use."
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Laying (unused ) in your tool box for many years?

I'm going to guess - a "window putty knife" - for replacing lead or putty in the older, shash-type windows. The lead "tip" used for driving loose dowels/pins back in place during the repair.