Miscellaneous Cleavers
Dragon shaped cleaver from the Appalachian region of the USA. Features a walnut handle. Has a huge blade and dragon head with an open mouth, and sharp teeth in the mouth. Great details on this piece, horns, deep set eyes and hollow nose eyes, and nicely detailed spine, very rare. Weighs 1 pound, 3.85 ounces. 9 inches long, 5 inches at the blade.
Snake cleaver by blacksmith
Andrey Loginov in Kyiv,
Ukraine. Handmade personally
for me in the style of a Giymyakesh Gabala Knives Set, Cleaver Chopper Butcher's Chef Meat Kebab Knife.
"I produce unique forged things which decorate any
house. All the items are produced in the Ukraine," says Loginov.
"Everything is handmade which take a me lot of time to create. I create a design of all my items
personally. I always choose the designs and ideas that I could
use at my own home. I put my
soul into the work, so sure that they can become exquisite
decoration for your home"
Weighs 13.5 ounces. 15.5 inches
long, 3.25 inches at the blade.
Beaver shaped cleaver is from Englishtown, New Jersey, half top-quality antique cutlery and half folk-art. It dates probably to the mid-late 1970's. It's
a smaller piece by cleaver standards, probably made to be used with small game birds,chicken or even for veggies in
the manner of a Chinese chef's
cleaver. Weighs 8.8 ounces. 12
inches long, 3 inches blade
Elongated Cow shaped cleaver from the USSR is made of stainless steel. The handle
of the cleaver has a full tang
and is encased on both sides with light colored wood,
secured by steels pins. The cleaver is very small compared to most. Weighs 12.3 ounces. 9.5 inches long, 3 inches
at the blade.
Lion Cub
from France.
Pig with Wings cleaver was newly forged in February of 2020 by self-taught Blacksmith Tim Russell of Buchanan, Michigan. Russell has been forging in his shop since 2011. According to Russell, "I plan on doing this until I take my last, dying breath.” Russell's work is as much folk art as function.
The hand forged details are a
signature of his work which
makes his pieces stand out in
quality compared with other
artists. Weighs 2 pounds.
11.5 inches long, 6.5
inches at the blade.
Bull cleaver from Europe is
hand forged steel figural meat
cleaver, vegetable chopper in the very rare shape of a bull. The steel handle of the cleaver is encased on both sides with dark wood secured by a steel
rivet. The bull has brass inlay
for eyes. This is a great looking
piece and these cleavers were a big part of country farm
living in 19th century Europe. Weighs 1 pound, 6.1 ounces.
10 inches long, 5 inches
at the blade.
Cow shaped cleaver from
Zagreb, in the Republic of
Croatia. The handle of the cleaver has a full tang and is encased on both sides with dark wood secured by brass pins, also has a brass inlay for the eye. Weighs 2 pounds, 0.2 ounces. 12 inches long, 5.5 inches at the blade.
This hammer headed, meat tenderizer cleaver is a one of a kind! Make 1974 from the USSR, has the in Italy C-B on it near the date. This combination has not been seen before. Some Soviet Union prisoner cleavers have a meat tenderizer built onto them, but are usually a totally different hatchet style. This is the only integrated design I have ever seen. Weighs 2 pounds, 2.95 ounces. 11 inches long,
7 inches at the blade.
Tortoise cleaver was newly forged in May of 2020 by self-taught Blacksmith Tim Russell
out of Buchanan, Michigan. Russell has been forging in his
shop since 2011. According to
Russell, "I plan on doing this
till I take my last, breath.”
Russell's work is as much folk
art as function. The hand
forged details are a signature
of his work which makes his
pieces stand out in quality
compared with other artists.
Weighs 2 pounds, 6.5 ounces.
12.5 inches long, 5.5 inches
at the blade.
This is an unusual double squirrel shaped, butcher's
meat cleaver from the Ukraine. The cleaver has a full tang an a plastic handle, the steel cleaver has some pitting and the finish
is eaten off on the right hand squirrel, looks like heat damage. Weighs 1 pound 7.9 ounces.
13 inches long, 5.25 inches
at the blade.
Vintage antlered meat cleaver from the 1950’s era in France. The vintage cleaver is hand forged. The cleaver is very heavy and has a long wooden handle with three pins over a full tang. Weighs 1 pound, 7.25 ounces. 14 inches long, 5.5 inches at the blade.
This beautiful vintage weasel cleaver has a steel blade, and a sandwiched aluminum handle, full tang and three brass pins. A barn-sale find in the French countryside near.
It is half top-quality vintage cutlery and half vernacular folk-art. Hand-made by a very talented craftsman. It was expertly hand-forged with a carbon steel blade that's shaped like a weasel, purchased from somewhere around Paris, France. Weighs 14.4 ounces. 9.5 inches long, 5.5 inches
at the blade.
France.
The Ukraine.
This is a beautiful stainless steel tiger, or panther shaped meat cleaver. It is very rare and is very heavy, this cleaver
comes from the Ukraine, originally via the Soviet Union.Weighs 2 pounds, 15.8 ounces. 13.5 inches long, 5 inches
at the blade.
This lion shaped antique cleaver from the late 18th century in Prague, Czech Republic, is pitted and really shows its age. Weighs ?
pounds, ? ounces. ? inches
long, ? inches at the blade. This cleaver has been fitted with a new bone handle.
This European, cleaver and herb chopper is from Borre, France. The gator looking steel chopper has a copper eye and a full tang with a copper fitting around the end of the handle. This is the first backwards facing handle and copper I have seen. Weighs
14 ounces. 6.5 inches long,
6 inches at the blade.
Ukraine.
The Ukraine.
Ukraine.
United States.
United States.
A forged steel coyote shaped meat cleaver came to me from the Ukraine, rusted, and with a busted handle. Sent it to Kevin Greenlee, from Gig Harbor, Washington and had him restore the piece. Weighs
1 pound, 8.4 ounces.
0 inches long, 6
inches at the blade.
Russia.
Ukraine.
