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11th June 2023, 11:00 AM | #1 |
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Would you call this a small Machete ... or not ?
What do you Gentlemen make of this ? Would there be a name of it ?
I bought it in a local street fair. Its 'all steel' manufacture looks European ... to me. Possibly not mass production, although a very accurate work; we can even see a light ridge in the point section. A very solid piece. Some spots of active rust here and there, that i have to deal with ... without erasing its patina; hoping its age goes back to the 19th century. Length 18" ( 46 cms.) Weight 474 grams. . |
12th June 2023, 07:26 PM | #2 |
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Moving this one to the Ethno forum.
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12th June 2023, 07:53 PM | #3 |
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Looks like something I made in high school metal shop.--bbjw
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12th June 2023, 09:18 PM | #4 |
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Very interesting piece! The blade proportions and shape remind me of a Chinese dao, but the 'handle' is so 'tool' shaped. If this were only a few inches, that grip would make me think it was a scalpel or a wood-working tool, but at 18" !? Not so sure...
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13th June 2023, 09:20 AM | #5 |
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Thanks much, Gentlemen. So ... definitely not a standard pattern thing. And not a kitchen knife, either . Dare i say its blade has a Bowie touch... in a custom made fashion ...
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19th June 2023, 01:54 PM | #6 |
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Agricultural tool?
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21st June 2023, 07:16 AM | #7 |
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I'm seeing the tip area as being a spear tip with the top and bottom edges tapering away to a cutting edge from a central medial ridge... if I am reading the photo correctly, this is very much a weighted piercing tip.
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