Unusually large knife HELP!!

Ok. I found this very large bladed tool with an offset t-handle and no markings. It's about 33" overall with a 24" blade. It is very heavy gauge metal. Any help with a date or possible use would be helpful.

 

Hi,
We used a similar size knife to cut the homemade soap after it hardened
greg

 

Any idea on age? Also, it's got a pretty healthy crack in the blade. I'm afraid it's going to continue to get worse so I am wondering if having it fixed would hurt any value?

 

It might be a peat cutter.

 

BINGO!! A friend of mine who collects antique Farm tools in Indiana sent me a picture of a Peat cutter and it's exactly the same thing! Once again, I greatly appreciate the help from the community as I continue to learn about antiques.

 

Hard cheese knife?

--- Susan

Edit: Looks like SIS got it.

 

Oil the puppy and hang it on the wall?

 

nice tool...you're ready for Halloween ..!!!

 

A professional, invisible repair would only cost $100 or so, and would increase its value from $60 to $75 or so. Sloppy repair and I think value would be reduced to that of scrap metal. All my numbers are bs but you get my drift.

 

I think I'll go ahead and have it repaired. It'll probably cost more than it's worth but it's seems a waste if it's still at a point where it can be fixed. Besides, it has made it this long and who knows when I'll need to cut some peat!

 

All you need is a clown mask and you're ready for Halloween.

 

What's everybody got against Pete?

 

Let's not get bogged down over peat.......or for that matter ....Pete !!

 

Get off it for Pete's sake

 

Bahh..I say it's fun to com-pete !!

 

Hope this cwap peters out soon

 

...before someone peppers the Peter jokesters with rotten tomatoes?

 

No, they'll use pumpkins that Peter, peter, pumpkin eater hasn't yet devoured.

 

...And his wife didn't get in the divorce settlement.