Knife guessing game ( based on description ) now guessing fixed blades

I don't remember the model number, but it sounds a lot like a gec Barlow that I've seen that had the rat tailed bolsters.
 
Case "rebirthed" this pattern in 2001 with the help of a custom knife maker. The knife has 3 blades and is 3 7/8" closed. Although the pattern has been around since at least 1910, the modern name was coined by collectors much later. Collectors distinguished this knife from similar knives by the exaggerated curve in the handle.
 
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an easy one for ya'll. :)

One or two blades, never more. The main is normally a spear point, the secondary is always a pen blade - sometimes larger than the "main blade" of lesser knives.
Has been made in three different flavors:
Equal End
Center Swell
Sleeveboard
Closed length is usually between 4 and 4 3/8 inches.
It was popular in the late 19th/early 20th century, but fell out of favor.
It is making a comeback tough.
GEC, and A.G. Russell made limited runs, Rough Rider still makes it. (for a lot less than the GEC and Russell offerings)
Despite its size, it vanishes in your pocket.

Like I said, an easy one.
 
That's gotta be the classic jack knife ( even though a jack is a general form.and not a specific knife )
There's an equal end jack ( also cigar pattern ) , a swell center jack ( can also be a coke bottle jack ) I'm not exactly familiar with the washboard pattern though, plus there's the Shcrade middleman jack which is in the peanut range.
 
Is a jack knife, but was looking for the sunfish. I'll give it to you since I forgot to mention it was a jack knife in my clue.
 
I never seen a swell center sunfish, but OK I'll go ( by the way aren't jack knives supposed to have one or more blades using the same pivot ? )
Anyway here goes.

This knife a slim little swell center knife with a spear point blade on one end and has a pen blade on the other.
 
Dang! We're running out of patterns. Time to dig deep for a stumper...

OK so this knife's name might make you think of hauling in the maize harvest, but don't let that fool you! This blade isn't made for ears, it's meant for toes...
 
The only thing that I can think of is a farriers knife ( often called a hoof & hay knife )
Next turn I get I'm gonna just give a vague clue like you guys have been doing 😁 ' cause you sure ain't makin' it easy.
 
Withdrawn
Won't have time today to see if I'm right and post next description.
 
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Not a Farrier's knife, although you're not horribly far off. Instead of trimming horse feet this is used for trimming human feet.
 
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