Knives used by the Pilgrims

[DeadFall27]

A smatchet of course....Why would they carry anything else??

 

[Trail Edge]

Pilgrims? where?

 

[JNewell]

I don't know when folding knives became common, but I do know that the nail nick wasn't common until the 1800s. Any folding knife used in the 17th century (1600s) would not have had a nail nick...

There's three nice examples on this page:

http://www.crazycrow.com/folding-knives

 

[EricV]

There's three nice examples on this page:

http://www.crazycrow.com/folding-knives

Their classic American folder is....A sodbuster?! I kinda expected something, idk, less common?

 

[Wolf_1989]

I don't know when folding knives became common...

I don't know exactly how common they were, but the Romans had folding knives.

 

[ono724]

Better ask Esav. He was there.

From what I understand, you weren't far behind..

 

[thesouthernguitarist]

I forgot to mention, the Sodbuster would have probably been popular to. And plus theirs your standard old kitchen butcher type knives and whatnot.

 

[Stainz]

I thought they carried early models of the Buck 110... they have been around a while!

Stainz

 

[JNewell]

Yes, didn't disagree. You all may have some fun reading this page on the CA Academy of Sciences website. :thumbup:

I don't know exactly how common they were, but the Romans had folding knives.

 

[jeepin]

Late 1780's to about 1800 below the Becker. That's as old as I have.

Those are cool where did you find them?.

 

[festerfromnzed]

Something like these i think?

 

[davek14]

There's three nice examples on this page:

http://www.crazycrow.com/folding-knives

Is one of those the one with the "good carbon steel"? How are the Barlows on that page?

 

[Presumed_Lost]

There are some distinct differences between 17th Century and 18th Century knives, and some pretty huge differences between 18th Century and 19th Century knives... always with exceptions, of course.

Most of the "trade", "scalper" and many of what we think of "butcher" knives are later. It goes without saying that there was virtually no English involvement in fur trade at that point, the knives they brought were for their own use, at least primarily, and it was still a period where you'd probably be expected to have your own knife for eating with, except perhaps at the richest tables. I'd expect to see a lot of typical 17th-Century triangular blades with fine points, relatively thick spines and integral forged bolsters, bone or wood handles, not flat stock-removal blades manufactured in large quantities as the trade knives were. Nothing fancy, of course- these were real Puritans, not 19th-Century caricatures, and they did not wear buckles on their shoes, much less on their hats, austerity and self-denial (indeed, self-loathing to a large degree) was part of the deal. Their "material culture" had surprisingly little in common with, say, the Royalists in Jamestown, that was exactly what they stood against.

 

[Magnaminous_G]

Probably something traditional, like this

 

[upnorth]

Those are cool where did you find them?.

The eroded 15 foot bank of the North Saskatchewan river. Most was lost in horrendous spring floods over the past 200 years, these were saved. Used electrolysis on them, fresh water scrub with a brass brush, baked at low temp for hours to dry. Finally coated with museum grade preservation wax.

 

[Tim616]

Cutlass were common blades of the people. Basically a one piece iron knife varrying in length. Even as a sword sometimes. I cant remember if the pilgrima fall Into the date range of those.

 

[nagod]

i heard the faves were smatchets and sebenzas.