[Chilgrove]

Today my son in Auchterarder found this in his garden.  Well, his dog did.  I expect it is modern but any thoughts guys 'n gals?
It's about half a metre long.  Traces of wood at the grip end.
Howard

[Belso]

Hi Howard

Looks like a machete

Cheers

Martin

[budge1]

I think it is a butchers  stack knife. https://www.nisbets.co.uk/victorinox-butchers-steak-knife-255mm/c675

[s garrett]

Looks like a machete to me mate

[Dirt digger]

Got to agree with the others looks like a machete to me too.

[Chilgrove]

Machete or steak knife.  The butcher's steak knife idea, not so sure, I think it would have been stainless steel?  However it does look like the correct shape.  Also looks like a machete, ah well probably never know for sure.  His dog dug it up from the garden then kindly deposited it on the gravel
Howard.

[Big Gord]

Looks like the bladed part of a gargening implement known in Scots as a 'schuch' which was used for chopping the 'schaws and roots of turnips  etc. It had a wooden handle.

Gord

[the toff]

There was two types of schuchs way back. One had a straight blade with a hook on the end, and the other type was half mooned shape. I used both types when my Dad took me to the neeps shawing .