Oddballs!! Not your usual cutlery!!

waynorth said:
Imperial Schrade, a combination of companies, had quite a rich history, and apparently quite a collection, before it closed!!
C. Maselli from Frosolone, Italy, was an associate of the Founders of Imperial, Michael and Felix Mirando, also of Frosolone!! Here is one of Maselli's knives from the collection!!
A creatively-shaped Bolster really makes this knife!!View attachment 2486365View attachment 2486366
It has half stops also!! And it's a nail breaker!!
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I also have some knives marked Mirando, but they are not really oddballs!!
 
waynorth said:
For cutting ampoules open, I take it!!?? Cool!!
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Yes, apparently a lot of hospital staff are injured breaking them open Charlie. Reckon I have a lifetime supply of glass saws! :D
waynorth said:
If your shotgun was old, and didn't have ejectors, this Italian knife would pull the empty shells for reloading!! 2 gauges - 1 on each side of the guard!View attachment 2486397
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Very cool :cool:

This is a Baker's Knife, about 18" long. I gave this one away to a baker! :D

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Cool thread, Charlie!

Here's a post I made a couple of years ago.

Here's an old, rare, Dassaud Laguiole. Gifted to me by @Âchillepattada Jean-Marc. This one has a Trocar secondary blade. I did a little research and came up with this. I found it very interesting, as it was all new to me.

Most of us who did not spend years in medical school do not know what a Trocar is; it is a surgical instrument that is used to puncture body cavities. Now, you may ask your self why a cattlemen would need such an instrument, here is why: Herds of cattle do not always stay in their assigned fields, although the dogs usually keep them put, they do escape from time to time. The worse fields a cow can escape too are the ones that contain "Luzerne" AKA "Alfalfa"

Luzerne is a legume or a plant that produces nitrogen by means of its root system. This is what contributes to an animal's suffering from "bloat" if they eat too much of it, or eat it at a particular time, i.e., when the grass is damp and young (young grass contains proportionately more of the toxin).

"Bloat" is the technical name for what happens, i.e., the animal "blows up" or "bloats" from the gas produced in its rumen (which is one of the four compartments of its digestive system). If the bloat is not relieved on time the cattlemen will loose his herd as most animals will succumb to internal stomach pressure.

The only way to save the animal was to puncture the stomach to relieve the pressure, so the French shepherds used whatever was at hand, including pieces of barbed wire, nails, or sharp sticks until the Awl was integrated to their knives.

The Awl's shape and size was designed to assure that the cattlemen would not injure the animal by inserting the awl too deep, the tapered triangular angles of the awl are made to create a "clean" whole, not a slash. The notches often found on various models are purely decorative.
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Peregrin said:
Cool thread, Charlie!

Here's a post I made a couple of years ago.

Here's an old, rare, Dassaud Laguiole. Gifted to me by @Âchillepattada Jean-Marc. This one has a Trocar secondary blade. I did a little research and came up with this. I found it very interesting, as it was all new to me.

Most of us who did not spend years in medical school do not know what a Trocar is; it is a surgical instrument that is used to puncture body cavities. Now, you may ask your self why a cattlemen would need such an instrument, here is why: Herds of cattle do not always stay in their assigned fields, although the dogs usually keep them put, they do escape from time to time. The worse fields a cow can escape too are the ones that contain "Luzerne" AKA "Alfalfa"

Luzerne is a legume or a plant that produces nitrogen by means of its root system. This is what contributes to an animal's suffering from "bloat" if they eat too much of it, or eat it at a particular time, i.e., when the grass is damp and young (young grass contains proportionately more of the toxin).

"Bloat" is the technical name for what happens, i.e., the animal "blows up" or "bloats" from the gas produced in its rumen (which is one of the four compartments of its digestive system). If the bloat is not relieved on time the cattlemen will loose his herd as most animals will succumb to internal stomach pressure.

The only way to save the animal was to puncture the stomach to relieve the pressure, so the French shepherds used whatever was at hand, including pieces of barbed wire, nails, or sharp sticks until the Awl was integrated to their knives.

The Awl's shape and size was designed to assure that the cattlemen would not injure the animal by inserting the awl too deep, the tapered triangular angles of the awl are made to create a "clean" whole, not a slash. The notches often found on various models are purely decorative.
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Fascinating stuff :thumbsup:
 
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