Featured It's not a pocket knife , so what is it ?

Ivory & some foreign material at one end....
interior blades of some sort... that start out with a very fine point and flair towards the centre of the housing.

The two sides , that are open, show what look like grooves in the ivory , leading to the pointy ends of the blades.

At the moment there is no movement at the protruding end , and I wonder if it's just a forward guide for easy access to the side grooves..

That slit where the blades are seated makes me think the blades fold out of their enclosure , but they don't seem to want to move.

I can see it being a thread cutter, but as yet have no proof of this.

2 3/4 inches with a stamping of Pat Nov 16 , 1869.. !!

( this is in ' FINDS ' , and I don't usually double post , but figured it deserves it's own thread..)

To my eye , it's very well constructed , and I doubt it's a OOAK , but I've not been able to so far, find another.

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YOU SIR , r most definitely The Man !!!!

my eraser has dried out....so I couldn't tell what material it is...

& now....I've got to get the blade to swivel ....

What would be the best lubricant to free the ivory scales ??

& yes.....it is a pocket knife......

 

@Kronos ...could u peek at those worth point links posted by Davey for me , please !!

 

$22.00 (2013)
$61.00 (2022)

 

many thank yous !!!!!!

I razored the edges.....hoping to release years of fine gunk, gumming up the release ..........and it worked !!!

 

seems they made them with different scales....
but this is pre ban ivory , for sure !