not2sharp
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I am attracted to older knives by the rich variety and breadth of available examples. You can readily find pieces that may have seen service during our Civil War, the World Wars, or any number of other conflicts. Knives have been present at every major human event throughout our history, and many of these are still around today.
usually, when I buy an older knife, there are a number of rational questions that immediately come to mind:
1) Is it genuine?
2) What is it?
3) What condition is it in?
4) How does it fit in with the rest of my collection?
But, there are also some irrational questions that dwell on the imagination if only for brief moment.
1) Where have you been?
2) What have you done?
I suspect most of us usually stare at the blade blankly for a moment, as though it were a transparent window into our past; then we shake our heads, and thoughs, and return to the present. How many of you share this kind of affinity for antiques? How many of you have picked up an older knife and wondered to yourselves: Is this a killer?
N2S
usually, when I buy an older knife, there are a number of rational questions that immediately come to mind:
1) Is it genuine?
2) What is it?
3) What condition is it in?
4) How does it fit in with the rest of my collection?
But, there are also some irrational questions that dwell on the imagination if only for brief moment.
1) Where have you been?
2) What have you done?
I suspect most of us usually stare at the blade blankly for a moment, as though it were a transparent window into our past; then we shake our heads, and thoughs, and return to the present. How many of you share this kind of affinity for antiques? How many of you have picked up an older knife and wondered to yourselves: Is this a killer?
N2S
