Sickle Knife, India ???

not2sharp · 14th October 2013, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by manteris1

what about this.............jimmy

It looks like a tea knife.

n2s

Billman · 18th October 2013, 10:09 PM

Tea knives/pruning hooks tended to be quite small - blades about 6" long - but all pruning prior to the invention of the secateur c1830 was carried out using a small billhook/pruning hook, so it could be used for any sort of pruning: fruit trees, bushes, roses, berry plants - as well as for hedging and coppicing work - a true 'jack of all trades' type of tool...

spiral · 18th October 2013, 10:43 PM

Buffalo {of all types.} cow, goat, bull, sheep & ram are all hollow at the base of the horn, & have varying amounts of solid horn towards the tip, water buffalo having the greater proportion solid though compared to the other species.

Spiral

Billman · 31st December 2013, 05:15 PM

Hi Manteris1 - the more I look at this tool the more I think it may actually be Spanish in origin - no reason I can think of, just a gut feeling..

18th October 2013, 10:09 PM	#2
Billman Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 129	Tea knives/pruning hooks tended to be quite small - blades about 6" long - but all pruning prior to the invention of the secateur c1830 was carried out using a small billhook/pruning hook, so it could be used for any sort of pruning: fruit trees, bushes, roses, berry plants - as well as for hedging and coppicing work - a true 'jack of all trades' type of tool...

18th October 2013, 10:43 PM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Buffalo {of all types.} cow, goat, bull, sheep & ram are all hollow at the base of the horn, & have varying amounts of solid horn towards the tip, water buffalo having the greater proportion solid though compared to the other species. Spiral

31st December 2013, 05:15 PM	#4
Billman Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 129	Hi Manteris1 - the more I look at this tool the more I think it may actually be Spanish in origin - no reason I can think of, just a gut feeling..