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| apt100 Member Since: 05 Mar 2015 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1547   
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A cobblers knife?
edit: I remember having one in the family when I was young and recall it being known as a cobblers knife ... but a quick google doesn't look promising, so it might be something else 
edit again when I'm awake in day-time 
The one I had did have some similarities ie wooden handle, curved blade with oversized blunt safety end but the biggest difference was it was fixed blade and probably somewhat bigger. Last edited by apt100 on 17th Mar 2018 2:55pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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11th Mar 2018 1:00am |
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| foxing Member Since: 20 Sep 2008 Location: south wales Posts: 80 
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it looks like a gralloching knife used to gut a deer
atb paul |
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11th Mar 2018 6:56am |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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+1 - especially as it looks like the handle has been painted orange so it is easy to see if dropped on the woodland floor. Otherwise a skinning knife of some sort, the rounded end with no cutting edge ensures that when used the blade cuts outwards through the skin & the point doesn't dig into meat (or worse if gralloching...
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11th Mar 2018 7:06am |
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| Terryt Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: Lerryn. Cornwall. Posts: 750
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It’s an old version of a pilots rescue knife . Used for cutting harness etc
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11th Mar 2018 7:11am |
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| Tdi4 Member Since: 24 Oct 2014 Location: Houten Posts: 513  
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Hi,
It's an WWII R.A.F. Survival Dinghy Knife Special knife issued with the larger multi-man survival dinghies.The knife was tied to the dinghy with a cord an came in a leather scabbard. Curved stainless steel blade with rounded 'safety' end. The bouyant cork handle and lanyard ensured the knife wouldn't be lost overboard. You can find them on the internet using 27c/2023 and the word knife in google a defender from 1984 pretending to be a puma with a touch of Range Rover |
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11th Mar 2018 7:13am |
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| Blacksheep Member Since: 10 Dec 2017 Location: Highlands Posts: 190 |
As above
Life raft knife, blunt end so that you don't accidentally puncture the raft. Time is precious, waste it wisely... Defender 90 D200 |
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11th Mar 2018 8:08am |
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| foggydave Member Since: 29 Nov 2012 Location: Midlands Posts: 263 
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Thank you for the replies.
Thats a little mystery solved.  |
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11th Mar 2018 8:13am |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039 
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I guess if you're lost at sea and come across a deer, you'll be sorted
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11th Mar 2018 10:16am |
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| foggydave Member Since: 29 Nov 2012 Location: Midlands Posts: 263
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Just Googled gralloching which sounded like it could be a particularly painful highland sport involving kicks to the scrotum area. What a relief to find it is just the name given for disembowelling animals.
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11th Mar 2018 10:43am |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2295 
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Hello foggydave
I think the boys are right...as I've seen the Police Water Rescue Team using RIBs who train near us, use knives very similar to yours, also with an orange handle. I have a French Pradines No.20 -11cm 'pruning knife'...(which is only used for Mushrooming) which at first sight looks similar, but no, the 'non-safety' end is a give away.  Click image to enlarge http://www.oldgardentools.co.uk/catablog-items/folding-knife-f SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html |
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11th Mar 2018 4:10pm |
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| steveyorks Member Since: 08 Apr 2013 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 181  
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Thank goodness thats sorted! It was starting to sound like an episode of Call My Bluff!
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17th Mar 2018 2:23pm |
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| BLACK LAB Member Since: 07 Dec 2016 Location: AYRSHIRE Posts: 165 
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Used to have those knives inside the fire engine to be used at road crashes for cutting seat belts and folks clothing off . Blunt end was so you didnt slash anybody by mistake . 2006 DEFENDER 90 TD5 CSW XS
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17th Mar 2018 3:14pm |
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