Anyone know what this Knife was used for ?

[Clarence Martinn]

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[Mel Fulks]

If the handle is bone it's some type of Victorian era special thing used to test for guest table savvy. If it's got a plastic handle it's a former contender for late night TV products that will "change your life and amaze your friends".

[Jim Koepke]

Does it look like that is the original shape of the blade?

jtk

[Andrew Gibson]

The blade shape looks like some form of soft or semi soft cheese knife. It looks like it has some form of serrations which seems odd to me for a cheese knife.

I guess what I'm saying is I don't know.

[Doug Hepler]

Clarence,

I had (have?) a knife that looks a lot like that. I have always thought that it was a citrus (lemon/lime) knife. The blade is too narrow to be a cheese knife and the serrations would not be useful to slice cheese.

Doug

[Roy Petersen]

I have always thought that it was a citrus (lemon/lime) knife.
Very close, it looks like it may be a tomato knife.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/187754360/antique-tomato-and-steak-knife-pair?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=tomato%20knife&ref=sr_gallery_9

[Rick Whitehead]

Perhaps it is a grapefruit knife?
Rick

[Dave Lehnert]

Perhaps it is a grapefruit knife?
Rick


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