Big vintage knife question

[osage outlaw]

I bought a box of rusty treasures at an auction today and this knife was in there.  I can't figure out what it would be used for.  My first thought was machete but the shape of it is all wrong for that.  It's shaped like a kitchen knife but its 25" long.  Any clues on what it was used for?  I can't find any markings on it. 

[osage outlaw]

I don't know why I posted this in the bow section.      Could a mod please move it to the campfire page.  Sorry

[Toxophilite]

Might sound ridiculous but due to it's length I would guess it's a pizza knife.  Probably been sharpened so much the blade has curved inward like that.

[bjrogg]

I always cut up cabbage for our church diner. I quarter them before I shread them. We have some almost that long. I would agree the shape of edge is from repeated sharpening. Looks like someone used it a lot at some point in time.

[osage outlaw]

I don't think its a pizza knife.  It was from a rural area.  I was thinking it was for farm or slaughter use.

[osage outlaw]

Thanks for moving it Pat.

I drove a long way for this auction and didn't end up getting much.  I brought home some hatchets, a heat gun, 3 blacksmith forging tongs, and some other junk that was in the box.  I was regretting the long drive until I found a bonus along the road on the way home.  It's a big male coyote with a reddish color.  It will make a nice quiver.

[mullet]

I've got one similar to it and was told it was just a big, Butcher knife.

[Trapper Rob]

Clint I got some like that they were my grandfather's he would always use them to cut hind quarters into steaks with them when we were butchering deer.

[Zuma]

I think the boys have identified the possible uses.
How does it feel in your hand? I hope it always
reminds you of the folks from the past. I think
we all love these things because we don't want
to lose our connection with them.
The coyote is an awesome plus, Sweet
Zuma

[BowEd]

Back in the day a lot of people did their own butchering.Could explain all the sharpening done to it too.

[Aaron H]

Nice looking yote

[osage outlaw]

I sent a picture of the knife to a farmer friend of mine and he said it was a corn knife.  It was used to cut the ears off of the stalks.

[BowEd]

I gotta disagree with your farmer friend.I'm a farmer from a farmer from a farmer etc.Back in the day corn was harvested by hand called shucking.Here's a corn knife.Used for cutting thick stemmed weeds/chicken,duck and turkey heads off etc.Some may want to call this a matchete but it's not called that here.

[mullet]

Ed, it looks almost like a sod knife or cane knife down in these parts.

[osage outlaw]

It's pretty sharp.  I sliced through some 1/2" thick brush with it today.