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A. G. Maisey · 18th December 2007, 10:37 PM

I doubt that this is a carving knife.

I have a number of 19th century carving knives and in all cases the blade thickness at the base of the blade is very, very much less than the blade thickness of this example.

Perhaps 20 or so years ago I owned a very similar knife to this one that was still with its original leather sheath.

I think that this is probably the larger of the two knives that were used for field dressing of game in 19th century Scotland.

18th December 2007, 10:37 PM	#8
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,964	I doubt that this is a carving knife. I have a number of 19th century carving knives and in all cases the blade thickness at the base of the blade is very, very much less than the blade thickness of this example. Perhaps 20 or so years ago I owned a very similar knife to this one that was still with its original leather sheath. I think that this is probably the larger of the two knives that were used for field dressing of game in 19th century Scotland.