marks on a 19th C Coachman's / horseman's knife

thinreadline · 17th January 2020, 06:57 PM

A friend of mine has this rather nice Sheffield made coachman's / horseman's knife and noticed this set of geometric marks on one of the tools ... does anyone know what they are ? Thank you.

Mel H · 18th January 2020, 04:54 PM

I've had a couple of these with the recess under the flat (stone picker?) blade and I seem to remember being told it was for cracking hazel nuts, I would assume that the chisel nicks were an aid to the griping of the cases.

thinreadline · 22nd January 2020, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Mel H

I've had a couple of these with the recess under the flat (stone picker?) blade and I seem to remember being told it was for cracking hazel nuts, I would assume that the chisel nicks were an aid to the griping of the cases.

Good heavens ... well I never , thanks for that ! I shall let him know !

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Mel H Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: North East England. Posts: 107	I've had a couple of these with the recess under the flat (stone picker?) blade and I seem to remember being told it was for cracking hazel nuts, I would assume that the chisel nicks were an aid to the griping of the cases. Last edited by Mel H; 19th January 2020 at 12:41 PM.