Collection Confederate D-Guard. Whatcha think?

[TheRebelPatriot]

 

[TheRebelPatriot]

My good ol Confederate D-Guard. Lee Hadaway approved. One of my favorites from my collection. It's the prettiest d-guard you're gonna see all day!

 

[Cato3rd]

Ferocious looking knife. Great example of a confederate D-guard knife. Thanks for sharing

 

[TheRebelPatriot]

 

[UCVRelics]

Nice D Guard. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[VaFredneck]

Killer !! ...pardon the pun

 

[TheRebelPatriot]

I have another Confederate D-Guard that's possibly the only one like it in existence. I'm gonna make a post about it in the near future.

 

[Dispatch]

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Hmm...

Once again, I'm no fully convinced, better play it safe and send it to me for closer examination.

 

[TheRebelPatriot]

 

[Manassas 1861]

How much did you pay for it?

 

[JerryD]

Wonder how many of these were ever actually used in battle? My guess is not many, if ever. Are there any memoirs that mention someone actually having to pull one out and use it?

 

[Manassas 1861]

Wonder how many of these were ever actually used in battle? My guess is not many, if ever. Are there any memoirs that mention someone actually having to pull one out and use it?

I've seen an etching of Mississippi soldiers throwing them at trees while in camp, when I find it ill post it.

 

[Manassas 1861]

Wonder how many of these were ever actually used in battle? My guess is not many, if ever. Are there any memoirs that mention someone actually having to pull one out and use it?

 

[TheRebelPatriot]

Wonder how many of these were ever actually used in battle? My guess is not many, if ever. Are there any memoirs that mention someone actually having to pull one out and use it?

There's many accounts of Confederate's using them in close quarters combat. I have a ton saved in my archives. Newspaper articles that I've clipped from Newspapers. com, first hand accounts from books, from Soldier's letters, etc...

I also own a letter written by John Dill of the 57th Virginia Infantry. It is dated September 11th, 1861 in Richmond, VA. He wrote about some very interesting content. Including how another Soldier in camp was drunk and while walking, fell onto his bowie knife, passing away shortly after.

 

[TheRebelPatriot]

How much did you pay for it?

I got it for a steal, I paid $900. It also came with a Lee Hadaway letter.

 

[Rhea Cole]

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Nice photographer props. No telling how many portraits there are with the same knifes.

 

[Rhea Cole]

I am a member of the Appalachian Area Chapter of Blacksmiths. A smith I know, who lives in the county east of Murfreesboro TN, makes large pattern fighting knives. He buries them in a compost pile to create a patina. He has no intention of deceiving anybody. However, I recently recognized one of his knives online with CSA burn into the handle for sale as an authentic relic.

A well respected appraiser told me that he hasn't seen an authentic CSA relic that was not a family piece or from a recognized collection in about ten years. Carry one of these giant knives around for an entire weekend of programs & you will have no doubt about why Civil War soldiers threw them into a ditch on the first long march.

This link is to a good idea of what the Confederate D guard knife market has to offer:

Confederate D-guard Bowie Knife | Civil War Bowie Knife Replica

The confederate large d guard bowie knife is a great knife for fighting during the civil war. It is made of hard-but- immunity materials and has a tough black anodized design. This knife is perfect for everyday life or for use in a fight.

www.bowieknife.biz

 

[TheRebelPatriot]

A well respected appraiser told me that he hasn't seen an authentic CSA relic that was not a family piece or from a recognized collection in about ten years.

He obviously hasn't seen my collection yet. Haha

I do have an entire storage unit full of Confederate relics, documents, books, Soldiers letters, blades, photos, newspapers, etc... I also have the gloves that I used when I exhumed General Hill's remains. It's doesn't get any more authentic than that.

 

[Cato3rd]

I also have the gloves that I used when I exhumed General Hill's remains

Yeah I follow you on Instagram. I've seen your business card over at the Picket Post relic shop in Fredericksburg. My ancestors fought for the Union but I appreciate all the hard work you did for the remains of the general. I'm sorry the city of Richmond put you through legal hell fighting them.

 

[TheRebelPatriot]

Yeah I follow you on Instagram. I've seen your business card over at the Picket Post relic shop in Fredericksburg. My ancestors fought for the Union but I appreciate all the hard work you did for the remains of the general. I'm sorry the city of Richmond put you through legal hell fighting them.

Thank you for the kind words. I am just doing my duty to the South and my ancestors.