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Re: Interesting, large old knife.
[Re: KeithC]
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07/06/20 12:29 PM
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Y'all don't know nothing. That top knife was obviously used for castrating pigs.
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Re: Interesting, large old knife.
[Re: nightlife]
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07/06/20 12:30 PM
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[quote=MnMan]
If your talking about the large knife next to the meat saw that’s not a machate it’s whats known as a lamb splitter som have a hole in them like a cleaver and some dont it’s ment for cutting meat a machate is ment for cutting brush and plants though you could do both with either of you wanted
I knew it was not an actual machete but that's what we called it as kids.Thanks for giving me the proper terminology for it as I would never have guessed it was called a lamb splitter.It is extremely heavy with a blade that is 5/16th thick at the thickest and overall length is 20 inches. It was more of a toe splitter than a lamb splitter since I remember my dad doing just that as he was cutting brush with it. It sliced through a very thick leather boot and then his big toe.......nasty.
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Re: Interesting, large old knife.
[Re: KeithC]
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07/06/20 03:27 PM
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Have a big knife like that one, makes a primo melon slicer!
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Re: Interesting, large old knife.
[Re: Moosetrot]
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07/06/20 06:05 PM
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That cleaver may be a Bailey and Sons. Check very closely for a touchmark.
Moosetrot I think you may have led me in the right direction but it is Beatty instead of Bailey. But the only mark I have found is what appears to be a 0 near the center of the blade. I can not see any other marking and am hesitant to remove the patina. Also, according to what info I have found, the 0 would indicate a 7" cleaver but the blade on mine measures right at 8". The handle and shape of the blade sure looks like the Beatty and Son cleavers shown online. I did find marking on my meat saw. It is Keystone Made by Disston USA.
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