Unusual Denver Hardware Co. Knife

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Bullpup01

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Hi all...

Hope I have the right forum, if not, excuse me...
Maybe someone can give me an idea what this is.

I ran across this very unusual little folding knife/tool recently.
The base of the blade is marked...
'DENVER HARDWARE CO. WARRANTED'
The other side is marked...
'GERMANY'
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Overall length closed is about 2", about 3-1/2" open.
Mother of Pearl slabs.
The blade locks in place and is released by pushing the rear 'circlip' down.
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It looks like it is designed to cut a small diameter line or cord(?).
What makes this unusual is that the cutting 'blade' is angled into a V shape instead of a straight edge... no idea why.
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Very interesting!
 
The hole diameter is just a tad bigger than a cigarette, so probably not for a cigar.
The hole tapers down to a smaller oval, eye shaped opening.
Also, the V shape cutting blade wouldn't be necessary for trimming the end off of a cigar / cigarette, I don't think.

This little knife is a real puzzler.....
Any other ideas?
 
Bullpup01 said:
The hole diameter is just a tad bigger than a cigarette, so probably not for a cigar.
The hole tapers down to a smaller oval, eye shaped opening.
Also, the V shape cutting blade wouldn't be necessary for trimming the end off of a cigar / cigarette, I don't think.

This little knife is a real puzzler.....
Any other ideas?
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Cigars come in a variety of sizes. And V cutters are a thing for cigars. That's a cigar cutter
 
Hmmmm.....
It would be a very small diameter cigar, but I guess it could be what it was for.
Not familiar with cigar cutters. Why the V shaped blade?
I would have thought it would have been a straight blade for a straight cut.....
 
Not all cigar cutters are designed to cut through the full diameter of a cigar. Some simply punch a hole while others cut a v-shaped channel out of the very tip of the cigar, as does your tool above. I am not entirely certain why v-shaped cuts would be preferable to simply lopping off the entire rounded end; I suspect the v-cut causes less damage to the structure of the cigar and helps keep it from unraveling when smoking. I am sure a cigar aficionado will let us know shortly.

That's a nifty tool and looks like it would still be useful.
 
Well, thanks for the info!
I do think you are right identifying this as a cigar / cigarette tip cutter.
What threw me was the small diameter of the hole and the V shaped blade.
Just couldn't quite determine what it was for.
Thanks again.....
 
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