Lets talk about Weird and Ugly blade things

[not2sharp]

Lets leave the wives and their immediate relations out of this; and NOOOooo I am certainly do not mean our fellow members.

At virtually at every show there are at least a couple of tables with some oddball piece of bladeware sitting on them. On EBAY sombody recently listed a native knife with a monkey skull for a pommel. In my collection I have a heavily chromed all metal crash axe featuring what can best be described as a very large can opener (to cut through aircraft fuselage - what else?). I suspect that most of us eventually end up with something like this in our collection.

Lets not worry about why or how these things get there. Just tell us about some of those wierd and ugly things in your collection.

 

[e_utopia]

I dunno, the 'wierdest' knife I have is this (like the lower knife, with the reveal on the tang), a 'Spear Tac' by Rick Frigault. Looks a little out of the ordinary, but the handle is incredibly ergonomic. Somehow, though, I think this doesn't even qualify as 'out of the ordinary' compared to some of the things that may be posted in this thread.

--JB

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[Normark]

Hey Eutopia...

That Spear-Tac is sweet Eh !!
One of my favorites ..

I find it a very comfortable blade to handle and use...

Wish I knew who made those sheaths though...

ttyle Eric....

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[Dexter Ewing]

Two words for ya: Frost Cutlery

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[Danbo]

Another 2 words: Franklin Mint! AAAAARRRGGGHHH!!!

Sorry, that was 3 words, but the last one was a reaction, not part of the original submission.

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[not2sharp]

Eutopia,

That knife is definitely NOT ugly.

 

[e_utopia]

Hehe, yeah, I wonder who made those sheaths

not2sharp: nope, definitely not ugly, but certainly a little weird and out of the ordinary, which I kinda like.

--JB

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[Crayola]

brown paint on the 7.5" bowie blade, plastic, desert camoflaged handle/sheath, oval holes cut into area near ricasso of blade, serrated clip, surgical stainless steel..... YEP!! Another frost piece! My favorite part is the fact that there is a piece of metal on the handle that is shaped like a guard but placed between the pommell and the butt end of the handle material. It has a hole drilled in it to hold a lanyard cord, but with the crappy handle unless the plastic is warm the metal piece spins around on the handle!!!!!! Geez! Anyone wanna trade? Surgical steel!! Subdued blade!!! Bowie with serrated clip!!! Any takers? HAHA

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[sbissell]

Here's one for you. Any guesses? The only hint I'll give is that it was made in the late 1800s. Hope this photo works.

Steven

 

[sbissell]

Let me try again with the photo. I "thought" I was following Bernard's instructions.

Steven

 

[not2sharp]

Steven,

I didn't consider this a contest but that knife is certainly leading the pack (ughh). Nice Corkscrew and blade though. Any markings on that knife.

This is the kind of stuff I had in mind. Knives (and related bladeware) that you would look at after many years and ponder whatever possessed you to buy this &?!!@ thing.

 

[sbissell]

No markings, this is a handmade, one of a kind. Any guesses?

Steven

 

[Wild Bill 1896]

It is either a sommelier's tool or a British Infantry Doctor's bullet extracter.

 

[not2sharp]

Wild Bill,

What is a "sommelier"?

Thanks,
N2S

 

[Esav Benyamin]

That's the waiter who handles the wine. The tool has a curved blade to cut away the wire and foil covering the cork, and the corkscrew for removing it.

I think that tool is really good-looking. It's just designed for a specialized purpose.

 

[sbissell]

Interesting guesses. My grandfather was what we would call today, a "survivalist." He refused to have indoor plumbing, ride in an automobile, or buy anything he couldn't make himself. He was a rancher/farmer and made thousands of tools in his life. The one above is a farrier tool. The curved blade is used to clean horse and cow hooves. The corkscrew (we think) was used to open bottles of horse medicine and such. My father says maybe whiskey bottles as Grandma, being the good Mormon housewife didn't allow it in the house, so maybe Grandpa hid his hooch in the barn.

Anyway, this is the only surviving knife he made.

Steven

 

[kirch]

My most unusual piece is a WWII machine gunner's boot knife I picked up from my wife's late uncle. In the wood handle are a corkscrew, screwdriver, can opener and leather punch - swiss-army knife style. Interestingly, I chose it because of it's unique style (in fact, it doesn't even fit into my collection of daggers). I've never seen one like it.

 

[Adler]

Don´t have one like this in my collection but I had to post this pic. It´s so wierd and ugly.....

 

[Strider]

In my travels I picked up a number of years ago a "Poison Dagger"from some middle eastern country. It has an ivory handle and a double-edged blade about 8" long that has to combination cutouts and indentations for securing the poison so it stays on the blade when plunged into the intended target. Personally I feel I should post it over on Levines forum and see just how accurate the description really is.
Bob

 

[Joel Stave]

Here's one. I don't consider it ugly (I think it's pretty neat looking) but it's definitely weird.

I asked Bernard Levine about it. He said it was probably used by Satanists in Europe around the late 1800's or early 1900's.