Straight edge Traditionals

Arathol said:
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Reproduction of the ancient Roman ”multitool” I see. Care to share details and what you think of it?
 
A.L. said:
Reproduction of the ancient Roman ”multitool” I see. Care to share details and what you think of it?
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The carbon steel blade is 2 3/4", its made of brass, 5 1/4" overall, 6 1/2" with the fork extended. No idea who actually made it. This one was offered for sale a few years ago.
Its an interesting bit of historical gadgetry. However, you can only use one implement at a time. Unlike modern day hobo knives it doesn't come apart, so you can't use the fork in conjunction with the knife. The three smaller brass implements may have their uses if you use you imagination.
Its probably useful for a picnic lunch eating olives and snails while sitting on a hill side watching the Roman Legions conquer the latest band of barbarians or snacking in the Coliseum when attending the gladiatorial games, but a useful piece of kitchen cutlery its not....but what it was actually used for 2000 years ago is not really clear. There are only a small handful of actual examples known.
 
Arathol said:
The carbon steel blade is 2 3/4", its made of brass, 5 1/4" overall, 6 1/2" with the fork extended. No idea who actually made it. This one was offered for sale a few years ago.
Its an interesting bit of historical gadgetry. However, you can only use one implement at a time. Unlike modern day hobo knives it doesn't come apart, so you can't use the fork in conjunction with the knife. The three smaller brass implements may have their uses if you use you imagination.
Its probably useful for a picnic lunch eating olives and snails while sitting on a hill side watching the Roman Legions conquer the latest band of barbarians or snacking in the Coliseum when attending the gladiatorial games, but a useful piece of kitchen cutlery its not....but what it was actually used for 2000 years ago is not really clear. There are only a small handful of actual examples known.
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I wonder if Mr. Tod Cutler made it.
He is rather famous for making historically accurate items no one else does ... tho the steel he has access to is much better than the folks in the Roman Empire days had ... or even during the Hundred Years War era had, for that matter.
 
afishhunter said:
I wonder if Mr. Tod Cutler made it.
He is rather famous for making historically accurate items no one else does ... tho the steel he has access to is much better than the folks in the Roman Empire days had ... or even during the Hundred Years War era had, for that matter.
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No idea. There have been a few versions made in the past few years.
 
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