Treejakal wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:09 pm
So does a Pen knife have to have a pen blade?
What is the difference between a pen knife and a half whittler?
Can something as large as a moose with a blade at each end be considered a pen knife or is it just to large?
Yes, a pen knife must have a pen blade. These were used to trim quills to use as pens, in the old days, so they were small knives with small blades, or at least with one small pen blade. A Trapper, Muskrat, or Moose are not pen knives.
"Half Whittler" is the name that one manufacturer used for their design, but many knife collectors do not recognize that as a separate pattern. If I remember correctly, if the man blade and pen blade were on the same side they called it a Peanut pattern. If they were on opposite sides, it was the half-whittler. Some people stick with that definition, while some call the half Whittler a pen knife.
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