Whale Blubber Whalers Boarding Knife Magnificent Whales Tail Shape
Not Sharpanymore-!- Blubber Cutting Knife - Hand-Forged Iron ToolThe whale blubber tool primarily refers to the boarding knife, which is a sharp, double-edged blade used to cut blubber from a whale carcass. 1800s, whale flensing/blubber-cutting knife or spade, in the shape of a whale's tail.The entire tool measures 14-3/4 long by 9 wide, and it's in truly good, sturdy, as-found condition, Assume is from an American ship as found in latest England. The wooden handle is missing, the Stamped message:BLADEARE A OSOLID STEEL Rust/age is such that a complete accurate reading is not possible.We do not alter any items sold; they are listed the way they were found. We get the dust and dirt off, but all serious cleaning/polishing and repairs are the decision of the purchaserAntique Whaling Ships, Ships tool, boarding knife, Blubber knife, Whalers, cutting tool. Hand forged, whales tail, whale,