Hello from Hazard!
Our next mystery comes to this column from Alan Walter, of Carrollton, Ohio.
Item No. 1289 is approximately 12 inches by 4 inches with a hollow pipe handle. It’s 100% steel with sturdy rivets attaching the handle to the knife. It’s unmarked except for an embossed “207” on the handle shaft.
“It appears to be a hand-operated tool of some sort, but seems unwieldy for use on its own,” Alan wrote. “Possibly it was meant to be used in some sort of housing or guide rails.”
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