Surely a carving knife???

Norman McCormick · 18th December 2007, 11:06 PM

This is almost certainly a carving knife from a late 19th early 20th century set usually with a similar sized twin tined fork and sometimes a sharpening steel as well, lots on E-Bay. The long necked short tailed hound is a deer.
Regards,
Norman.

spiral · 18th December 2007, 11:18 PM

Its a carving knife, the poor use of ground ends to the antler to make it fit the blade would be 20th century not 19th if made in England or indeed europe, IMHO of course...

Spiral

Rick · 18th December 2007, 11:26 PM

Somewhere ; someone believes .

Lew · 18th December 2007, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Somewhere ; someone believes .

Maybe if we sprinkle fairy dust on it and wish really,really hard.

Lew

A. G. Maisey · 18th December 2007, 11:37 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.

Tim Simmons · 19th December 2007, 09:48 AM

A sort of carving knife

certainly not a bowie. Too light, no rivits, no through tang.

A. G. Maisey · 19th December 2007, 01:04 PM

No, definitely not a bowie, and I guess yes, some kind of carving knife---just not for use at table.

I think the correct name is a gralloch knife---but I'm running on memory and could be wrong.

Norman McCormick · 19th December 2007, 08:51 PM

Hello,
Gralloch is the correct term with regard to the dressing of deer.
Regards,
Norman.

18th December 2007, 11:26 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	Gentlemen , Forbear ! Somewhere ; someone believes .

18th December 2007, 11:06 PM	#1
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,646	This is almost certainly a carving knife from a late 19th early 20th century set usually with a similar sized twin tined fork and sometimes a sharpening steel as well, lots on E-Bay. The long necked short tailed hound is a deer. Regards, Norman.

18th December 2007, 11:18 PM	#2
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Its a carving knife, the poor use of ground ends to the antler to make it fit the blade would be 20th century not 19th if made in England or indeed europe, IMHO of course... Spiral

18th December 2007, 11:37 PM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	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.

19th December 2007, 09:48 AM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	A sort of carving knife certainly not a bowie. Too light, no rivits, no through tang.

19th December 2007, 01:04 PM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	No, definitely not a bowie, and I guess yes, some kind of carving knife---just not for use at table. I think the correct name is a gralloch knife---but I'm running on memory and could be wrong.

19th December 2007, 08:51 PM	#8
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,646	Hello, Gralloch is the correct term with regard to the dressing of deer. Regards, Norman.