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Knife & Fork

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by daveydempsey, May 14, 2018.

  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Any clue what these are for.

    The knife is 7" and the fork a tad more.

    Blade and tines are steel, the handles are a silver skin over a ballast.(weighted)
    No marks anywhere, the knife looks like a small fish knife and is very sharp, smaller than a standard dinner knife.

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    daveydempsey, May 14, 2018
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    the two tines...is a carving fork....

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    komokwa, May 14, 2018
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The knife for goldfish?:hilarious:
    This baby could be looking for it.
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    Any Jewelry, May 14, 2018
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    I agree that the tine arrangement is typical for carving fork, but remember that "carving sets" come in various sizes, for use with specific needs. This short-ish set might have been made for small game birds.
     
    Bakersgma, May 14, 2018
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I have plenty of those, but this one is diddy.
    The knife even smaller.
    I was thinking maybe Lobster or Crab utensils.

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    daveydempsey, May 14, 2018
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  6. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    Try Granny fork, maybe.
    Used for cooking, checking veggies. 2 or 3 time, 7 3/4 in.
     
    Huntingtreasure, May 14, 2018
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  7. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I`ve never heard that term before, just checked google images and none similar, this does have a matching knife.
     
    daveydempsey, May 14, 2018
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  8. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    CFAB8CEB-9BED-4735-8AEC-B66BF74E2A0E.png I can’t get to see the length, but this says cheese.
     
    Huntingtreasure, May 14, 2018
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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    they call this a fork & Spreader set............
     
    komokwa, May 14, 2018
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    maybe a cheese set.....also....
     
    komokwa, May 14, 2018
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  11. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I don`t know, this is what I think of as a cheese knife with the short tines built in at the end of the blade. (See pic)

    I`m still thinking mine are for some type of shell fish.



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    daveydempsey, May 14, 2018
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  12. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    Huntingtreasure, May 14, 2018
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  13. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    They polished up quite nice, I displayed them at Hemswell today.
    Two independant dealers both said they were for eating Trout.

    Who knew :shame:
     
    daveydempsey, May 20, 2018
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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    sounds like a Fish story to me !! :hilarious:
     
    komokwa, May 20, 2018
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  15. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    Glad you identified them. Very interesting, especially the knife.
     
    Huntingtreasure, May 20, 2018
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  16. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    You are talking Carp :D
     
    daveydempsey, May 20, 2018
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  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Very fishy.:shifty:
     
    Any Jewelry, May 20, 2018
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  18. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Hey....that's not knife !! Fork off, eh !! :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
     
    komokwa, May 20, 2018
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  19. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    Such a “CUT-UP” !
     
    Huntingtreasure, May 20, 2018
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