Odd knife

M ELEY · 15th July 2008, 10:04 PM

Nice piece with original patina. OK, not a trousse piece, but NOT an asparagus knife either!

The handle/hilt not quite a perfect fit for the tang, so probably replaced in its working life. So it still must remain in that fuzzy catagory of 'old sword', but a nice one. Could be a big old Confederate bowie/sword (yes, they had some this length), could be a Southwestern Colonial sword/machete type, etc,etc. Nice find.

15th July 2008, 10:04 PM	#13
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,207	Nice piece with original patina. OK, not a trousse piece, but NOT an asparagus knife either! The handle/hilt not quite a perfect fit for the tang, so probably replaced in its working life. So it still must remain in that fuzzy catagory of 'old sword', but a nice one. Could be a big old Confederate bowie/sword (yes, they had some this length), could be a Southwestern Colonial sword/machete type, etc,etc. Nice find.