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Hi Guys.
Here is an old (but not too old I believe) knife I acquired yesterday. Back Story: Yesterday, I was leaving the gun store walking to the parking lot. About half way to my truck there was a guy walking opposite towards the store. I noticed he was carrying a knife and stopped him and ask him if I could look at it. He said sure. He was going to take it into the gun store to see if he could sell it. He said it had been in his family as long as he could remember. He was in his 40's I would say. Said as a kid he remembered his grandfather carrying it hunting. But his mother said his grandfather got it from his dad. Anyway, I asked him how much he wanted for the knife. He said he was hoping to get maybe $50.00 Of course, I couldn't pull $50.00 from my pocket fast enough. LOL So he never went into the gun shop. We both went to our cars and left. End of story.
I'm not real good with historical type blade styles. But I know there are ones on this Forum with a better guess than myself. The overall length of the knife is 12". The blade itself is 6 3/4" long by 1 1/2" wide. Wide double fullers on both sides. No nicks in the blade and is still plenty sharp. Nice, thick hand guard and collar. Large steel butt cap. Excellent balance. The grip is long enough for a man with large hands.
Blade looks hand forged. Blade and grip are solid and tight. Used but not abused. Ready for continued use. Only issue is a broken chip on the antler pommel.
Good quality leather sheath. Shows it being on belt carry for a long time. Interesting the slots in the sheath would easily accommodate a 3" wide belt. There is no commercial type markings on the blade. But, on the upper right side of the blade there is some hand scribed: MO. M12 755 5268 The family this knife came from were long Missouri residents. So maybe the MO. stands for Missouri ? Maybe the M12 is the knife makers Model Number ? By the sheath being machine stitched, with no repairs, I'm guessing this knife was made sometime post 1900 ? Maybe early 1900's ? But what do you guys think ? Thanks for any help, and thanks for looking.
Rick
Here is an old (but not too old I believe) knife I acquired yesterday. Back Story: Yesterday, I was leaving the gun store walking to the parking lot. About half way to my truck there was a guy walking opposite towards the store. I noticed he was carrying a knife and stopped him and ask him if I could look at it. He said sure. He was going to take it into the gun store to see if he could sell it. He said it had been in his family as long as he could remember. He was in his 40's I would say. Said as a kid he remembered his grandfather carrying it hunting. But his mother said his grandfather got it from his dad. Anyway, I asked him how much he wanted for the knife. He said he was hoping to get maybe $50.00 Of course, I couldn't pull $50.00 from my pocket fast enough. LOL So he never went into the gun shop. We both went to our cars and left. End of story.
I'm not real good with historical type blade styles. But I know there are ones on this Forum with a better guess than myself. The overall length of the knife is 12". The blade itself is 6 3/4" long by 1 1/2" wide. Wide double fullers on both sides. No nicks in the blade and is still plenty sharp. Nice, thick hand guard and collar. Large steel butt cap. Excellent balance. The grip is long enough for a man with large hands.
Blade looks hand forged. Blade and grip are solid and tight. Used but not abused. Ready for continued use. Only issue is a broken chip on the antler pommel.
Good quality leather sheath. Shows it being on belt carry for a long time. Interesting the slots in the sheath would easily accommodate a 3" wide belt. There is no commercial type markings on the blade. But, on the upper right side of the blade there is some hand scribed: MO. M12 755 5268 The family this knife came from were long Missouri residents. So maybe the MO. stands for Missouri ? Maybe the M12 is the knife makers Model Number ? By the sheath being machine stitched, with no repairs, I'm guessing this knife was made sometime post 1900 ? Maybe early 1900's ? But what do you guys think ? Thanks for any help, and thanks for looking.
Rick
Someone here will have some good info; give it time to develop.
