What Are These Tools? - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T19:20:49Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/what-are-these-tools?feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Tobias
Three is a hoof pic…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-08-08:3181080:Comment:14934912017-08-08T01:37:30.377ZBryan Whttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/BryanW
<p>Hi Tobias</p>
<p>Three is a hoof pick, four would be an awl, one is for pulling out shotgun shells, two different gauges. Roll up on the posts and you'll see the previous comments. The button hook is correct also. Definitely a sportsmans or horsemans knife. Very nice piece and you were right on the money!</p>
<p>Hi Tobias</p>
<p>Three is a hoof pick, four would be an awl, one is for pulling out shotgun shells, two different gauges. Roll up on the posts and you'll see the previous comments. The button hook is correct also. Definitely a sportsmans or horsemans knife. Very nice piece and you were right on the money!</p> 3 looks like a hoof pick. 4 m…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-08-07:3181080:Comment:14935502017-08-07T01:42:34.165ZTobias Gibsonhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/TobiasGibson
3 looks like a hoof pick. 4 might be an awl. Could be a farrier's knife. 1 might have something to do with caring for horse hoofs.<br />
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But then I'm not sure why the knife has a button hook. The swivel thing might be some type of gauge. Are both sides the same width? Is it sharp?
3 looks like a hoof pick. 4 might be an awl. Could be a farrier's knife. 1 might have something to do with caring for horse hoofs.<br />
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But then I'm not sure why the knife has a button hook. The swivel thing might be some type of gauge. Are both sides the same width? Is it sharp? I believe , John .. you used…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-07-11:3181080:Comment:14903462017-07-11T17:45:36.399ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">I believe , John .. you used it in the only way it can be used. Granted .. I've only used one when investigating just how in the H311 they were supposed to work. I came to the conclusion that that was both the most effective & about the only effective way to use one. While quite functional .. they do make a dangerous mess out of both the tin lid & the remnants left in the can. One was @ risk attempting to spoon the contents out of a deep can as a result. I…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I believe , John .. you used it in the only way it can be used. Granted .. I've only used one when investigating just how in the H311 they were supposed to work. I came to the conclusion that that was both the most effective & about the only effective way to use one. While quite functional .. they do make a dangerous mess out of both the tin lid & the remnants left in the can. One was @ risk attempting to spoon the contents out of a deep can as a result. I found a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener" target="_blank">P38</a> more efficient & substantially safer.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p> I remember using that old sty…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-07-11:3181080:Comment:14904552017-07-11T17:01:40.074ZJohn Bamfordhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnBamford
<p>I remember using that old style can opener Kevin. It was bashed into the can the sharp side pointing up and then sort of levered along cutting the tin up from underneath. I also remember that it made a horrible rough jagged mess of the tin, though maybe I was doing it wrong!</p>
<p>I remember using that old style can opener Kevin. It was bashed into the can the sharp side pointing up and then sort of levered along cutting the tin up from underneath. I also remember that it made a horrible rough jagged mess of the tin, though maybe I was doing it wrong!</p> I'm also new to this site, an…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-07-11:3181080:Comment:14901372017-07-11T05:32:31.840Zkevin p. maddenhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/kevinpmadden
<p>I'm also new to this site, and I've got a question about your knife:</p>
<p>How do you use the #2 blade (old-style can opener)? </p>
<p>I can think of two different ways to use it, but I'd like to know the standard way.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I'm also new to this site, and I've got a question about your knife:</p>
<p>How do you use the #2 blade (old-style can opener)? </p>
<p>I can think of two different ways to use it, but I'd like to know the standard way.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p> Rick McConnell said:
For us…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-03-21:3181080:Comment:14078942016-03-21T01:31:36.836ZRick McConnellhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/RickMcConnell
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Rick McConnell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/comment/show?id=3181080%3AComment%3A1407815&xn_out=json&firstPage=1&lastPage=1&xg_token=573d4fca405e029b0e7239670432dee7&_=1458522456254#3181080Comment1407815"><div><p>For use with a flint I assume (for fire starting), although a smooth piece of high carbon steel actually works better with natural flint than a file does, as the file serrations tend to chip the flint. P.S.…</p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Rick McConnell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/comment/show?id=3181080%3AComment%3A1407815&xn_out=json&firstPage=1&lastPage=1&xg_token=573d4fca405e029b0e7239670432dee7&_=1458522456254#3181080Comment1407815"><div><p>For use with a flint I assume (for fire starting), although a smooth piece of high carbon steel actually works better with natural flint than a file does, as the file serrations tend to chip the flint. P.S. The file would work well with ferrocerium "modern flint", as the type which is found in lighters, where the spark is produced by the flint rather than by a metal shaving.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/what-are-these-tools#3181080Comment1407938"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I concur! Right on the money John! Now, if the hoof pick has a file on the back of it, so its exposed when closed, it does act as a file of course, but that is also sometimes called a "strikefire". Can you guess why?</p>
<p>Love those knives. I'll need to post my old Henckels....</p>
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</blockquote> Thanks everyone for your inpu…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-03-21:3181080:Comment:14077102016-03-21T01:17:52.076ZRick McConnellhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/RickMcConnell
<p>Thanks everyone for your input. This is one of my favorite knives, and is in far better shape than the picture indicates. Sadly, it met with some flooding aftermath about five years ago, and up until then it had no discoloration whatsoever. I suspect it was used very sparingly in the past, as the spring action is brutally stiff. When I got this knife, it was still in what I assume was it's original leather snap-pouch.</p>
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<p>Thanks everyone for your input. This is one of my favorite knives, and is in far better shape than the picture indicates. Sadly, it met with some flooding aftermath about five years ago, and up until then it had no discoloration whatsoever. I suspect it was used very sparingly in the past, as the spring action is brutally stiff. When I got this knife, it was still in what I assume was it's original leather snap-pouch.</p>
<p></p> WOW, good work John and yes B…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-03-21:3181080:Comment:14079442016-03-21T00:27:46.209ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>WOW, good work John and yes Bryan W, we would love to see yours also</p>
<p>WOW, good work John and yes Bryan W, we would love to see yours also</p> I concur! Right on the money…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-03-20:3181080:Comment:14079382016-03-20T22:36:33.587ZBryan Whttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/BryanW
<p>I concur! Right on the money John! Now, if the hoof pick has a file on the back of it, so its exposed when closed, it does act as a file of course, but that is also sometimes called a "strikefire". Can you guess why?</p>
<p>Love those knives. I'll need to post my old Henckels....</p>
<p>I concur! Right on the money John! Now, if the hoof pick has a file on the back of it, so its exposed when closed, it does act as a file of course, but that is also sometimes called a "strikefire". Can you guess why?</p>
<p>Love those knives. I'll need to post my old Henckels....</p> Rick-This is a horseman's kn…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-03-20:3181080:Comment:14079302016-03-20T15:52:11.863ZJohn McCainhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnMcCain
<p>Rick-This is a horseman's knife or sometimes called a sportsman's knife.</p>
<p>#1-Shotgun shell extractor-It rotated to accomodate 2 different guage shot shells</p>
<p>#2 -British oval style can opener</p>
<p>#3-Hoof pick</p>
<p>#4-Leather punch/reamer</p>
<p>BTW, you didn't ask, but the 2 large screws in the handle are actually harness mending bolts for emergency repairs.</p>
<p>Rick-This is a horseman's knife or sometimes called a sportsman's knife.</p>
<p>#1-Shotgun shell extractor-It rotated to accomodate 2 different guage shot shells</p>
<p>#2 -British oval style can opener</p>
<p>#3-Hoof pick</p>
<p>#4-Leather punch/reamer</p>
<p>BTW, you didn't ask, but the 2 large screws in the handle are actually harness mending bolts for emergency repairs.</p>