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I have had them from 8" to the tip up to 18" or so. There aren't dimensions in the old CS and HF Osborne catalogs I have, but going off the perspective of the handle looks like they were maybe 10" or so in the CS Osborne 1897edition. They were used in different trades too. I sold a long one to an old guy who used to work in a mill. He said they would fold the end of a sack over three or four times and then run the awl through pleats as far as they could gather. They'd pull a string or lace back through. It made a sort of running stitch and seal the end. I have seen them sold as "ham stringers" too.

Bruce Johnson

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