Found A Steel Butter Knife Metal Detecting-Help With Identifying Age...

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CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 7:21 pm Found this metal detecting today. The house I'm detecting is a late 1940's property. I dug it up by the roots of a tree. It's Rusting, so I've ruled out silver. Any guesses on the age? I'm thinking it's modern....[ I may keep it anyways. Thanks! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Edited by CoinHunter27 06/10/2019 7:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 7:32 pm Probably Steel! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 7:38 pm Thanks GC! Any thoughts on age? -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 8:13 pm Right away it looked to me to have a bit of an "art deco" design so I would say it is 1930-1940 era. Probably later 1930's. Just my opinion. Edited by TNG 06/10/2019 8:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 8:14 pm Just don't make your peanut butter & jelly with it . Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 8:14 pm Wow! Seriously? How would it not have rusted more? Did they make knives with steel in that time? -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Edited by CoinHunter27 06/10/2019 8:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 8:16 pm It's probably a silver or nickel plated handle. Edited by TNG 06/10/2019 8:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 8:17 pm Thanks TNG! I'm happy this could be from the 1930's-1940's. If it was silver plated then wouldn't it not rust? Thanks for the help! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Edited by CoinHunter27 06/10/2019 8:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 8:23 pm I have no idea why there's not a ton of rust. Depends on the dirt, climate, and quality of plating. LOL Maybe it was once a set of 6. Cause here's the other 5 183793494221 Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 06/10/2019 8:25 pm True....so it is a 30's, 40's era knife? Really hoping it is! Thanks again for all the help! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
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