The attached photos show a knife that I recently inherited from my family. My parents were big antique collectors in Lancaster County and bought everything. All of this stuff was in storage in Leesburg from 1967, when the parents relocated to Europe. They might have had it in the family already as a number of Elizabethtown relatives fought in the Civil War and we have their correspondence and even a piece of hard tack. This knife was accompanied by two socket bayonets marked B and PO on the ricasso which are supposedly of Civil War era vintage.
The knife is 17 3/4 inches long, the single edged blade 13 1/2 inches long, 1 7/8 inches at the base. The handle appears to be oak. There are no markings other than three notches at the base of the non-edged side. It has surprisingly good heft and balance for a rather rustic object.
Hoping you can tell me what this is!
The knife is 17 3/4 inches long, the single edged blade 13 1/2 inches long, 1 7/8 inches at the base. The handle appears to be oak. There are no markings other than three notches at the base of the non-edged side. It has surprisingly good heft and balance for a rather rustic object.
Hoping you can tell me what this is!