patch knife?

olskool · Sep 19, 2024

i got this knife from a person who bought a storage locker. it was mixed in with other black powder stuff. do ya'll think it is an original? the front of handle looks to maybe poured pewter. the wood handles look like mahogany it sure looks the part.

olskool · Sep 19, 2024

well does it look like a real one?

Banjoman · Sep 19, 2024

It looks like it needs to be on my belt.

JeffG · Sep 19, 2024

Looks pretty nice. Maybe an original.

AwwNaww · Sep 19, 2024

Wowie! I like it.

I agree, may well be original.

Eutycus · Sep 19, 2024

Was there a sheath?

olskool · Sep 20, 2024

no sheath was with it but it is in nice condition, i use it on the range to cut patches at the muzzle,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Smokey Plainsman · Sep 20, 2024

This small gem deserves a sheath!

Rancocas · Sep 20, 2024

Looks like a little skinner to me.
I use a little wood handled kitchen paring knife for my patch knife.

Juice Jaws · Sep 20, 2024

olskool said:
i got this knife from a person who bought a storage locker. it was mixed in with other black powder stuff. do ya'll think it is an original? the front of handle looks to maybe poured pewter. the wood handles look like mahogany it sure looks the part.View attachment 349788

Nice looking knife but not original because really no thing as patch knifes . Something modern times have come up with. Just like the short starter.

olskool · Sep 20, 2024

here is the other side. it looks bigger in the photos than it really is. maybe it was a skinner, who knows but defiantly old,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

olskool · Sep 20, 2024

Juice Jaws said:
Nice looking knife but not original because really no thing as patch knifes . Something modern times have come up with. Just like the short starter.

well i don't think they would have pre-cut patches, i don't know for sure,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Banjoman · Sep 20, 2024

My guess, and only a guess, is a handmade knife by someone who knew what they were doing.

Juice Jaws · Sep 20, 2024

olskool said:
well i don't think they would have pre-cut patches, i don't know for sure,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

You are right, they use their hunting knifes no need to carry extra do-dads as we do now.

CyrusP · Sep 20, 2024

That’s a beautiful little knife. Original or not, it looks like it feels great in hand during long work like skinning.

Eutycus · Sep 20, 2024

That is one "sharp" looking little knife. (Pun intended)

Rifleman1776 · Sep 20, 2024

olskool said:
no sheath was with it but it is in nice condition, i use it on the range to cut patches at the muzzle,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

If it works for that, it works. But, to me, it looks more like a small skinner. I prefer a straight blade for cutting at the muzzle.

springfield art · Sep 20, 2024

olskool said:
i got this knife from a person who bought a storage locker. it was mixed in with other black powder stuff. do ya'll think it is an original? the front of handle looks to maybe poured pewter. the wood handles look like mahogany it sure looks the part.View attachment 349788

It does strongly appear 'old'. Even the handle design. Aging on the blade, etc.

Jay Templin · Sep 20, 2024

Juice Jaws said:
Nice looking knife but not original because really no thing as patch knifes . Something modern times have come up with. Just like the short starter.

Just because you think “patch knives” weren’t a thing doesn’t mean THAT knife isn’t original. There have been knives in all kinds of shapes and sizes since before we were making blades out of metal.
It’s hard to tell from the picture, but the styling and patina seem to be consistent with a 19th century piece.
Jay

Brokennock · Sep 20, 2024

Why do we think it's all that old? Current makers,,, of many things,,, deliberately "age" their products.
Of course, "old," is a relative term. Many now consider stuff from the 1970s "old."

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