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Here is a knife passed down from my great grandmother the hebrew letters engraved on it means "holy sabbath" is anybody knowledgable in knives and can maybe tell how old it is. it says schrade cut co. on the blade. is that a company? thanks for all your help.

 

Don, there's a bit of info at the site below, including this, about "how to date" the knife:

Schrade knives dating from 1904 to the World War I period are marked "Schrade Cut Co." and "Walden, N.Y." in arched letters. Knives marked "Schrade Cut Co." in a straight line were made between World War I and 1947. From 1947 to 1973, Schrade knives were marked "Schrade Walden." Knives marked "Schrade N.Y. USA" or "Schrade USA" were manufactured between 1973 and 2004.

https://www.leaf.tv/articles/how-to-identify-a-schrade-knifes-year/

Edited to add:

Looks like a straight line, so, based on the site noted, "between World War I and 1947"

 

Great thanks for your help. great to know.

 

Thanks im glad i found this forum i have lots of cool items i need help identifying.

 

Hi and WELCOME to the site, Don!!! Plenty of well known and well rounded members here to help with all sorts of identifications!!!!

 

Thanks great to know that there are people out there looking to help others.

 

Hi Don! Welcome to Antiquers!

 

Why that would be inscribed on a pocket knife...is beyond me......but it must have held a special significance to Dons Great Granddad.........

 

These are called challah knives. Here's a modern version.

https://www.judaicaplace.com/challah-knife-foldable-with-smooth-blade/kn51744/

Debora

 

Maybe it was for trimming Shabbos candles? Not on the Sabbath obviously but something of the sort.

 

WELCOME Don !!! ... Joy.

 

Who can answer What the significance of a challah knive would be?? Around Jewish Holiday use?? Or am I off base?? Thank you!!

 

This is Challah...



The knife is for slicing and serving the bread. I have seen one of these knives - BIG one - with a solid silver handle. Didn't know they made folding versions.

Silver challah knife...



I saw one of these at a flea-market once, being sold by a guy who had all kinds of old Judaica silverware.

 

It would have to be a pretty small challah. Maybe for travelling?
Mind you, they used to make small challah here, maybe they still do. They were called 'challetjes', 'tje' is a diminutive suffix in Dutch.

Found a challetje.

 

YUMMmm to all the Challah !!! ... Joy.

 

I bet this was for traveling as well as at home use if money was short and they could only have one knife for this purpose.
What a lovely item.
Holla for the Challah knife.

 

And for challah! I've never seen the little loaves before. The big ones have me wanting pain perdu/french toast. Not that much challah gets left over in these parts.

 

here we call em challah rolls...

 

I have 3 Challah knives...all long like Shang has shown...all serrated.....
I have never seen or heard of a folding pocket knife used to cut a challah....and that small clip point blade would tear up a loaf badly....

Now...Don....where did Grandma come from ?
I'm thinking this blade would serve better to slaughter a Sabbath chicken......than cut a bread !