Old Hickory ID help Please

[nakadnu]

http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/data/attachments/251/251625-4feba3ebda626abce45ea7a58c91ef32.jpg
I am not competent enough to post a pic, so hopefully you can see the pic in the above link.
I recently acquired an Old Hickory cimeter or scimitar, butcher knife. I have done a search to the best of my ability and have come up with nothing.
Anybody have any info on this knife or know where I can find some? Thank you, your help is much appreciated.

 

[wilsonj1018]

thats a vintage old hickory curved butcher, dont think they make em anymore. its a killer knife, not a machete..

 

[nakadnu]

It is in almost pristine condition except for some minor rust. I am torn between modding it into an outdoors/bushcraft knife or keeping it as is. I hate to mod it if it is as rare as I think it is.Family heirloom turker carver perhaps. Thank you for the response.

thats a vintage old hickory curved butcher, dont think they make em anymore. its a killer knife, not a machete..

 

[deltaboy]

Just sharpen it and use it.

 

[nakadnu]

That's some darn good info right there. But seriously, I had already thought of that. Thanks

Just sharpen it and use it.

 

[BladeCommander]

That is a more uncommon Old Hickory. I have not seen that pettern knife from them before. This one is worth keeping as-is.

My thoughts are if you want to mod something like this into a bush craft knife you could sell/trade this blade for at least 2-3 other Old Hickories in a more common pattern like the Bullnose Butcher knives and have more options for modifications. The Bullnose commonly come in a 7" blade, which is more than enough for bush craft knives that appear to be 3-5" blade range.

Of course, your knife, so do with it whatever you want.

 

[Macchina]

I love my Old Hickory knives but keep in mind that that are VERY sift steel. I use a 5-piece set as our cabin kitchen knives. I have to resharpen them often, after any contact with anything aside from soft food. For food work this is great as 10 seconds on my ceramic sharpening stick they are razor sharp but for a woods knife you'd be sharpening them every few minutes with woodworking...

 

[dave9969]

Yeah as an owner of MANY old hickory blades, they are fantastic knives but very soft metal, they are black steel from the good old days when then alloys we have today just didn't exist and they were sold in a lot of grocery and hardware stores all over America.
To clean it up, just find a pitcher tall enough for the blade to submerge in some white vinegar over night and it will turn a glorious black color and wipe off with some food grade oil like mineral oil. I hit mine twice on a diamond steel and cut steaks with it all the time. Definitely if you feel the need to have a bushcraft knife post here somebody will trade you for that baby.

 

[nakadnu]

Thanks for all the comments so far.
I never realized you could have an Old Hickory and not modify it until I started playing with this one. I carved up a ham the other day. I may pair it up with a vintage fork for an heirloom holiday carving set.
As far as a bushcraft knife I already have too many of those anyway. Or so I am told.:grumpy:

 

[Hickory n steel]

Thanks for all the comments so far.
I never realized you could have an Old Hickory and not modify it until I started playing with this one. I carved up a ham the other day and have decided to pair it up with a vintage fork for an heirloom holiday carving set.
As far as a bushcraft knife I already have too many of those anyway. Or so I am told.

Sounds like a cool piece of family history to use in your kitchen.
BTW don't soak it in vinegar, it'll remove any patina that's on there.
To clean it up just use Steel wool and wd40.

 

[nakadnu]

The rust is minimal and will eventually wear off by normal cleaning, I think. I cleaned it up with soap and water and a pad for use in Teflon pans and wiped it down with mineral oil after drying. She has a nice light gray steel color.

Sounds like a cool piece of family history to use in your kitchen.
BTW don't soak it in vinegar, it'll remove any patina that's on there.
To clean it up just use Steel wool and wd40.