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I just picked this up and I am curious as to what it is.
It has a very thick blade (over a 1/16th). The teeth are not sharp but it looks as though they were made to be so. The edge opposite the teeth has a bevel cut into it.
The blade looks like it continues through the beech(?) handle and is riveted in place.
Is this a saw that is used to cut meat?
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Survival Saw? Cut some firewood at a campsite? Needs a scabboard, though.
A short ice saw?
Military issue I believe for far north manoevers.
Used to cut ice and snow (e.g. to build snow walls etc to shelter/hide stuff)
Mine has a detachable handle
I think Rob is the winner.
Jim
"Beer goes in there, so it won't freeze, eh?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Paul
We made an 18th. C. pruning saw that had very large teeth like that.Even larger,in fact. It was for a costumed gardener. He explained 18th. C. gardening practices to the public.
I'm not saying that is a pruning saw.
Interesting. Do you have experience with a device like this?
Do you know what it was called?
Mark
I just did a search for "snow saw" and found many similar looking tools although none an exact match.
Jim
What gleam angle would the collective recommend for a snow saw? Rip or X cut seems redundant at this point.
for use, gleam angle, etc
http://books.google.ca/books?id=2MSO...%20saw&f=false
( I googled "military snow saw" mine is the same as shown).
When I took survival training, they called it a snow saw. We had to use it to make shelter. Cold weather survival really sucks........Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Kuzee
....except for the alternative.
Thanks,
Snow saw it is.
After looking at this a little more I found that it has a fair amount of set in the teeth. I imagine if you were cutting ice, a little set would be good. It actually looks like it could be sharpened quite easily.
Mark
PS. I meant to say Fleam angle not gleam