The,"Butt-Ugly Knife Club" candidates...........

[Ray S]

.....or as a good friend of mine used to say:" Man that chick has UGLY she hasn't even used yet!";and so are these examples of,"what were they thinking of?" when they designed these monstrosities. Unlike the children's tale of the Ugly Duckling who when mature turns into a beautiful swan,these are destined to remain ugly forever.
And so for your viewing pleasure(or horror) here are a few that I have managed to accumulate over the years.Rest assured no camera lenses were damaged during the photographing of them.
First up is a knife that my son presented me with awhile back.Designed to sit on a display rack as no sheath could ever be fitted to it,the spine and the sides of the blade are adorned with barbs with points to the rear and an additional set of barbs on the knuckle guard. As a defensive weapon it would probably scare the hell out of an aggressor just on looks alone. I can't imagine sticking anything with it as retrieval would be nigh impossible due to the shape of the barbs.Oh well!
Second is an African dagger with similar though less prominent barbs on the blade but still a formidable weapon. Whomever owned this must have been of very small stature as the length of the handle is less than 3 inches(76mm).My hand is average size and I can barely get three fingers around it. Pygmies maybe?
Third is a folding fish knife with a gaff built into the top of the blade.It also has a cork handle allowing it to float should it be dropped overboard.A hook disgorger and scaler complete the additions to the blade.
Last is what I believe to be a Chinese gardener's knife although the purpose of the hook on the blade eludes me.The blade is two pieces of steel welded together;the spine being a soft grade with a harder edge.

[Ray S]

Mo' ugly.
#1 is a Colonial made folding hunter with secondary cleaver blade.A totally useless design,when the knife blade is deployed it is almost impossible to grip the handle with the cleaver blade in the closed position.
#2 Alfred Williams(EBRO) fixed blade has a one piece guard/handle/pommel of brass with inlays of wood and fiber along the sides.Comfortable to hold but Butt Ugly!
#3 Harrison Bros. & Howson;can't imagine whatever possessed them to make a knife with a cap lifter on top;a can opener for a point and a screwdriver as well.But someone must have liked it because..............(see next pic)
#4 A theatre made version of the previous knife. There IS no accounting for taste!

[Ray S]

Still mo' ugliness
#1 is a Chinese made folder I think is called a "karambit" Gives new meaning to the words,"ugly and useless"
#2 & #3 both sides of what has to be the ugliest crudest knife I own. I bought it for that very reason because no one would ever believe the description of it.Made out of a chunk of 1/4 inch thick steel the grinds are crude;the markings even more crude and I still don't know what the notch on the top of the blade is for.Stamped "Ruth 1999" I don't know if that was the maker or a dedication to an ugly girl friend.
#4 Made by Star Sales and advertising General Electric this is probably the strangest looking folding knife I have ever seen.It is ugly and is not particularly comfortable to hold.

[Ray S]

Last ones for now.
#1is what is commonly known as a Chinese peasant's knife.The blade only opens to 90 degrees and is allegedly used to harvest opium poppies.Others believe it is a variation of a coir knife for rug weaving(thus the point on the rear).
#2 An unmarked folder of unusual shape and a tapered nail nick.
#3 A bicycle wrench tool that happens to have a knife blade attached and covered with a leather sheath.
#4 The Wyoming Knife.Strange looking but actually pretty comfortable to use.
And there you have it folks.Please feel free to add any that you might consider,"Butt Ugly"!

[SteveC]

 

[Alan K.]

Another nice collection Ray. Some of them are seriously ugly.  The hook on the blade if the inside edge is sharp is probably used for cutting roots or for harvesting melons and cabbages and such. If the hook is not sharp it's most likely used when gathering clumps of grasses or rice together to cut and bundle.

[Ray S]

Another nice collection Ray. Some of them are seriously ugly.  The hook on the blade if the inside edge is sharp is probably used for cutting roots or for harvesting melons and cabbages and such. If the hook is not sharp it's most likely used when gathering clumps of grasses or rice together to cut and bundle.

The hook is not sharp.