[13] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 837 



Hunters' knives. 



Steel blades. Ivory, ebony, and hard- wood handles. Metal or solid 

 guards. Blades, 5 to 7 inches long. Centennial collection, 1876. 

 26,143-108-225-0-8. Made by John Russell Cutlery Company, 

 Turner's Falls, Mass. Carried by anglers and sportsmen. 



MODERN FISH KNIVES. 

 BAIT KNIVES. 



COD BAIT KNIFE. 



Steel blade; single edge. Hard- wood handle. Length: blade, 8 

 inches ; handle, 4J inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1878. 32,665. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. For cutting bait ; carried in dories to 

 remove refuse fish from trawls. 



Mackerel bait knife. 



Small size; steel blade, single edge. Pine handle. Length: blade, 

 3 J inches; handle, 3 J inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1878. 32,672. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. Used in mackerel hook-fishery to cut 

 bait in small pieces. 



Mackerel bait knife. 



Large size; steel blade, single edge. Pine handle. Length : blade, 

 4J inches ; handle, 3f inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1878. 32,671. 

 Gift of Alex. McCurdy, maker. Used in mackerel hook-fishery 

 to cut bait in small pieces. 



Halibut bait knife or chopper. 



Steel blade, single edge. Pine handle, bell-shaped. Length : blade, 

 13J inches; handle, Scinches. Gloucester,. Mass., 1880. 39,180. 

 Gift of Alex. McCurdy, maker. Latest pattern of knife used 

 on vessels to cut up fish for halibut bait. 



Halibut bait knife. 



Steel blade, heavy and wide, razor-shaped, single edge. Hard- 

 wood handle, riveted with metal pins, clinched and counter- 

 sunk. Length: blade, 11 J inches; handle, 5 inches. Glouces- 

 ter, Mass., 1878. 32,664. U. S. Fish Commission. Used on 

 vessels to cut up fish for halibut bait. 



Halibut bait knife. 



Steel blade, single edge. Pine handle. Length : blade, 11£ 

 inches; handle, 6 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1877. 29,406. 

 Gift of Alex. McCurdy, maker. Used on vessels to cut up 

 fish for halibut bait. 



Halibut bait knife. 



Steel blade, heavy, curved, single edge. Hard-wood handle, hook- 

 shaped. Length : blade, 14 inches ; handle, 6| inches. New 



