penknife?

[whynot]

This was found in Madison County in Alabama in the side of a ditch in our front yard. Also found in the ditch was some old wrapped barbed wire which has been lost. Looks like a pen knife with copper outside and steel inside. Any help? Thx...

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon!

[spartacus53]

It does look like a penknife with a broken blade

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Sure it's a penknife, And a nice one at that.

. A penknife was a specialized pocketknife with one-blade opening at each end of the handle. The smaller of the two blades was used to trim and sharpen quill pens. I can remember as a kid a few "old timers" using them to "whittle" cool little figurines out of soft wood as well.

 

[erfranks]

Very cool, thanks for your help