Old Relics.

GasMan1

GasMan1

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If I posted this in the wrong place I apologize. I've had these for years. The guy that gave me the one on top said he found it when they tore down an old jailhouse in Alabama. The fellow that gave me the larger piece on the bottom said he found it buried while doing some plumbing work here in South Carolina. It appears the handle has been broken off of this one. I would appreciate any knowledge about them. How old are They? What was the primary use of them? They seem to have had a keen edge at one time as the still have an edge after years of being buried. Thanks for any information.
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I don't think there is much t Tell the top one appears to be an old fillet knife maybe or a carving knife it's it's thicker, and the t shaped one looks like it might have been a cable anchor or something someone made.
 
Yes, it's definitely something somebody made. Looks like hammer marks on it. Cable Anchor? Never would have guessed that. The fillet knife is alot longer than any other fillet knife I own at 19". Oh well, So Gen Custer didn't carry it Then? :rolleyes: thanks for the insight.
 
If you mean Lt Colonel Custer at Little Bighorn, every single saber was packed up and sent back to the fort during the expedition (leaving the Powder river camp) leading to the final encounter, Custer maintaining pistols and the single shot carbines would suffice. Among several references, Custer's Luck published in 1955

Brevet Major General Custer of the ACW, there were swords associated with him during his campaigns. He reverted back to his permanent rank of Captain at the end of the ACW before then being raised to the rank of Lt Colonel of the 7th in 1866.

Cheers

GC
 
Hmm 19" it might be a fillet knife meant for a big fish something someone at a fish market might use?
 
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