Odd Knife

[wood714]

While I was in Ohio my mom gave me a knife my dad had. I remember seeing it in the past. I think he said someone made it for him.

Can't figure out what the blade is made of. It's transparent on the lower edge. I tried to cut a small area with a razor knife to see if it was some kind of plastic, but it's most hard and can't be cut. Almost feels like glass.

It's actually pretty sharp.

 

[Bullet Bob]

I'm not afraid, or smart enough, to keep from offering an opinion on something I don't know anything about.

I think it could be obsidian (volcanic glass).

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Looks like Obsidian to me too.
I’ve seen a lot of obsidian in the wild and a few Obsidian Knives.

 

[wood714]

I'm not afraid, or smart enough, to keep from offering an opinion on something I don't know anything about.

I think it could be obsidian (volcanic glass).

I watched Game of Thrones. It could be Dragonglass!

Dragonglass | Game of Thrones Wiki | Fandom

 

[lihpster]

Obsidian. Volcanic glass. Very sharp but brittle. Some surgeons prefer obsidian scalpels over steel as they are sharper. Nice knife.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

VERY nice knife! Congratulations!

 

[30-30remchester]

An older friend makes arrowheads and spear points for a hobby. I have the most beautiful, museum quality large arrowhead he made me. Kind of a greenish purple looking blade. I asked where he found such a beautiful piece of obsidian. His reply was at the bottom of an old Dr. Pepper bottle. Sure, enough it is made from a pop bottle. There are some massively talented people out there. A side note, my two young grandsons live in and are city kids sad to say. When they come to the mountains, I do my best to country them up. Walking the hills around here it is easy to find obsidian flakes from the indigenous previous owners. Having each grandson pick a nice big flake, we used them that night to cut up our chicken fried elk steaks, Probably the only kids in their school to do so. Man, it is fun being a grandpa.

 

[Mule Packer]

I hope Iggy jumps in on this. He has at least one similar looking knife in his collection. With his background, I'm sure he could had some additional information.

 

[Ruger 13]

Looks like obsidian to me!

 

[Iggy]

Yup, blade is Obsidian. Lots of talented modern knappers out there making some beautiful stuff.

This knife was made and given to me by an archeologist who was exploring the old Tipi rings scattered about the ranch.


It is obsidian with a elk rib handle.

 

[Heinz]

That is a very nice obsidian knife that appears to have a poured pewter bolster on the antler handle. They can be very sharp but brittle. Cut but do not pry.

 

[5-Shot]

There's a mountain east of Bend Oregon called Glass Butte where you can pick up obsidian. There it comes in mahogany, black, green and probably several other colors. I've helped dig up pieces the size of card tables. Our rule of thumb was that we would walk along kicking rocks sticking up in the sand. If it didn't move it was worth digging out.

Ed

 

[lihpster]

There's a mountain east of Bend Oregon called Glass Butte where you can pick up obsidian. There it comes in mahogany, black, green and probably several other colors. I've helped dig up pieces the size of card tables. Our rule of thumb was that we would walk along kicking rocks sticking up in the sand. If it didn't move it was worth digging out.

Ed

When we were waiting for our house to finish being built, we stayed in a tent in an RV park outside of Prineville, OR for 3 months. One of the RV park's neighbors was a rockhound and had his driveway defined by a series of basketball, and slightly larger, obsidian boulders. In the center of his yard he had one that was about 3 feet tall. One day I chipped a piece off one of the smaller ones. That was 44 years ago. As of about 10 years ago, I still had that piece, but I gave it to my dad for trade goods.

 

[dwh]

A friend of mine gave my this knife blade for helping him move. That was a way better thanks than beer and pizza. I’m still looking for the perfect piece of bone to mount it in.