Nice old blade.

Just curious, any reason given where ever you got the photo to call it a Confederate knife?

Shotgun great picture of the Confederate knife.KT

Quote from: Delmonico on May 16, 2010, 10:40:06 AM
Just curious, any reason given where ever you got the photo to call it a Confederate knife?

Mainly because it's common amongst those in the collecting community to call such types/styles as Confederate - whether they all are or not is many times questionable, but it is again common for them to be termed such...and no most do not have rock solid documentation, but it make them no less intesting - even the fakes, many obvious and others not so, can be of interest to those who are interested in learning the difference.

Quote from: ChuckBurrows on May 16, 2010, 01:27:31 PM
Mainly because it's common amongst those in the collecting community to call such types/styles as Confederate - whether they all are or not is many times questionable, but it is again common for them to be termed such...and no most do not have rock solid documentation, but it make them no less intesting - even the fakes, many obvious and others not so, can be of interest to those who are interested in learning the difference.

Thank You Chuck, that's what I suspected, dosen't make them any less interesting. but it also doesn't mean that every Confederate ren-actor or wanna be Josey Wales needs one to be "correct." 

Quote from: Delmonico on May 16, 2010, 01:34:20 PM
Thank You Chuck, that's what I suspected, dosen't make them any less interesting. but it also doesn't mean that every Confederate ren-actor or wanna be Josey Wales needs one to be "correct." 

agreed nor do I think that was implied in the original post.......
anyway I got to git - chores and the workshop are calling.......wicked or not no rest for this child!

Quote from: ChuckBurrows on May 16, 2010, 01:38:59 PM
agreed nor do I think that was implied in the original post.......
anyway I got to git - chores and the workshop are calling.......wicked or not no rest for this child!

I know that was not implyed in the original post, however at times around Civil War Ren-actments you would think it was a requirment.  Thanks for the information Chuck.

Either way you look at it, I wouldn't want to be on the business end of that thing.

I think that it refers to the plain wood grip.  Very plain.  I claim no certain knowledge!