They were used to make “silage” I think . Cutting up pumpkins and other
gourds to feed to pigs and other livestock.

Michael

On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 10:35 PM Don Schwartz  wrote:

>
> Does anyone know anything at all about this sort of knife?
>
>
> https://www.jimbodetools.com/collections/whats-new/products/early-
hand-forged-salesman-sample-pumpkin-smasher-signed-lw-
land-13099">https://www.jimbodetools.com/collections/whats-new/products/early-
hand-forged-salesman-sample-pumpkin-smasher-signed-lw-land-13099
>
> Don
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