Canal Barge Kutmaster

[eveled]

Found this on Ebay. For $1 + $7.95 shipping

It was listed as “Knife and Sheath”. Not very descriptive.
My bottom feeding trick is when I have a few minutes to kill. I’ll search “knife”. It returns about a billion results. Sort by ending soonest and start scrolling. This one had 20 minutes to go with no bids. It looked interesting so I bid the minimum.

It looks unused, Sway Back shape, the fully serrated blade is unusual, blade and sheath are marked Canal Barge . The handle is plastic. The bail is sized generously to say the least. I’d call it a rope knife.

I was surprised when I searched Canal Barge it’s exactly that. A company that moves freight on barges in canals based in New Orleans. Silly me, I was expecting it to be a micro brewery or something.

So now I’m wondering if it is actually something they issue to the workers? The sheath is really sturdy and it would be a dandy emergency rope knife.

This is the perfect example of why I search that way. Sometimes you get lucky and find a poorly written title. If they had listed UTICA or KUTMASTER I bet more people would’ve bid.

Anyway if anyone has more info on the knife or Canal Barge co. I’d love to hear it.

[1967redrider]

Nice score! Some eBay sellers are better than others, but that allows bargains to be found.

[knifeaholic]

I have owned a number of those Kutmaster rope knives, some serrated edge, some plain edge.

Here is one that I sold recently on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256357814796

You'll se a lot of various brands of rope knives with WALL ROPE advertising.

This one also has PT JUDITH FISHERMANS COOP etched on back of the blade - Point Judith is a coastal town in Rhode Island.

[Reverand]

Nice find!
I also check for deals the same way on eBay. Usually I find nothing, but sometimes there is a hidden gem. You have to hit it at just the right time.

[eveled]

I have owned a number of those Kutmaster rope knives, some serrated edge, some plain edge.

Here is one that I sold recently on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256357814796

You'll se a lot of various brands of rope knives with WALL ROPE advertising.

This one also has PT JUDITH FISHERMANS COOP etched on back of the blade - Point Judith is a coastal town in Rhode Island.

Out of curiosity. Did any of them have a sheath like mine? Wondering if they are something Canal Barge ordered special.

[knifeaholic]

I have owned a number of those Kutmaster rope knives, some serrated edge, some plain edge.

Here is one that I sold recently on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256357814796

You'll se a lot of various brands of rope knives with WALL ROPE advertising.

This one also has PT JUDITH FISHERMANS COOP etched on back of the blade - Point Judith is a coastal town in Rhode Island.

Out of curiosity. Did any of them have a sheath like mine? Wondering if they are something Canal Barge ordered special.

No; not on mine. Your sheath is interesting since it has the logo on it.