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Blacksheep

Blacksheep

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Many years ago, a place i hunted had a small , dilapidated hunting shack. It had the remnants
of 6 bunks (3 per side, stacked 3 high ) with just enough room to squeeze in, only a few slats
and a couple of springs survived.

It also had a small room that appeared to be added as an after thought that contained an old
wood stove and room for a small table,a dump of sorts is located directly behind this shack and
one day i hope to sift through it.

Long story short, being the adventurous soul that i am, i couldn't help digging through the interior
and pulled back the wood stove, half squashed between the floor and stove was a tin box that contained
this knife, nothing more.

It`s almost 9 inches long, white tail antler, steel blade, brass thumb guard (one side broke off, appeared
to curve back in the opposite direction of the other). There is a hollow brass pin that goes completely
through the antler, is knurled on the outside, the inside is filled with some other material.

The ends of the antler had been carved oval for some reason but nothing is there now nor was there anything laying inside the tin box. No markings of any sort anywhere on the blade.

Any idea`s on age? The shack, i`m guessing, dates back to the teens.

Appreciate any and all thoughts.

Kurt
 

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dex378 said:
warsawdaddy said:
Appears the antler handle added sometime after the date of the blade.Maybe 40's era.Just my guess.
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Good call! It does look like it was fixed with a "new" handle.
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Agreed, the area i found this in was and is still "swamp" and there had been several attempts to drain
this area by carving drainage ditch's, back in the 20`s or 30`s in order to use the land for farming.

This shack could very well have been used by employee`s digging those ditch`s, who knows, maybe this
is the handy work of a bored ditch digger (or hunter).

My grand father harvested an 18 point buck from this area in 1964, my brother and i have found many Indian relics here as well over the years, i am hoping the shack is still standing, going out there next weekend hoping to get a few pics.

Appreciate the thoughts, :wink:
 

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I believe its manufactured, it`s hard to tell from the pics but the blade is to "uniform" to have been
homemade. It`s also possible that any stampings could be under the brass guard (hilt?).

I measured the length against several modern knives i have here and it appears the blade is about 1/4
inch shorter, this is speculation of course and i hesitate to disassemble the knife to confirm.

Appreciate the replies. :wink:

(Hoping to visit the shack i found this at this weekend, if its still standing i`ll snap a few pics)
 

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hello blacksheep, that is a great find, have you detected that area around the cabin? I use to live in sheboygan back in the 70's and first part of the 80's. My brother Joe Wren lives there along with my father who used to be the chief at the coast guard station. Man I miss the fishing and hunting that wisconsin has. We were up there over Labor day weekend, did a little detecting and went out fishing on my brothers boat, didn't have much luck on either but had a wonderful time. Had a lot of brats and beer, I think you know what I mean. I moved here to Mo. in 1985, that winter it stayed below ( 0 ) degrees for over a month. BRRRR. Next time were up there maybe we can get together and share some stories (bull$h!t) and a brew. Pictures of my wife, my bro driving his boat and me, the lake is beautiful. Take care and good luck in all endevors. JYD
 

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Hey J.Y.D.,

I don't own a detector...yet :wink: IF we do get together i`ll take you out there if you want, there are a few old
home sites i know of that i doubt have been touched, i dug along one old foundation after seeing a barrette sticking out of the ground, found lipstick tubes, bobby pins etc.

Leads my to believe the house was demolished with contents intact so i would bet there will be tons of trash but still may yield a few nice finds. Brats a`na beer would be the perfect end to a day spent searching, en so?

I spent many hours fishing off north pier, when i was a kid you would find us in a tent of sorts, built on the pier, the powers that be banned that practice years ago but man we had fun fishing there for days at a time.

Still have an uncle working at the "wharf" and a cousin who captains for one of the charters, funny how the more this area changes, the more it stays the same.

Let me know when your in town next ;D
 

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Got back to the old shack i found the knife in today, as you can see there isn't much left,
it must 8/10 years since i`ve been to this area, all that's left is some tin from the roof,
a couple springs, a few pieces of coal and the old stove.

I don't recall this being a converted gas stove but that is what it appears to be, an old Kenmore
no less, i has hoped to find a piece of wood i could use to mount the knife on but all the wood
still there is either "punky" or just disintegrates when touched.

Still, i did find a two metal straps the bed springs were mounted to that i can use to embelish
Hunters treasure chest, a large chunk of coal and a few square nails.
 

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my grandparents had carving knives that looked alot like this. they were factory made and store bought
 

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seeker said:
my grandparents had carving knives that looked alot like this. they were factory made and store bought
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I was going to say the same,(but my grandparents didn't own those)flimsy blade is a DEAD give away...nice find none the less!
 

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that blade is probably a 1960ish Scandinavian.
hella, eriksson several others make "fish" knives. wooden handles, thin, extremely sharp.
here is a poor photo of an eriksson. edit: the blade is just under 4 inchs



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pippinwhitepaws said:
that blade is probably a 1960ish Scandinavian.
hella, eriksson several others make "fish" knives. wooden handles, thin, extremely sharp.
here is a poor photo of an eriksson.
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Could be...i'm still thinking household cutlery,but i've been wrong before! Ha Ha!
 

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Blacksheep said:
Many years ago, a place i hunted had a small , dilapidated hunting shack. It had the remnants
of 6 bunks (3 per side, stacked 3 high ) with just enough room to squeeze in, only a few slats
and a couple of springs survived.

It also had a small room that appeared to be added as an after thought that contained an old
wood stove and room for a small table,a dump of sorts is located directly behind this shack and
one day i hope to sift through it.

Long story short, being the adventurous soul that i am, i couldn't help digging through the interior
and pulled back the wood stove, half squashed between the floor and stove was a tin box that contained
this knife, nothing more.

It`s almost 9 inches long, white tail antler, steel blade, brass thumb guard (one side broke off, appeared
to curve back in the opposite direction of the other). There is a hollow brass pin that goes completely
through the antler, is knurled on the outside, the inside is filled with some other material.

The ends of the antler had been carved oval for some reason but nothing is there now nor was there anything laying inside the tin box. No markings of any sort anywhere on the blade.

Any idea`s on age? The shack, i`m guessing, dates back to the teens.

Appreciate any and all thoughts.

Kurt
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The more i look the more i THINK(i'm thinking,NOT confirming!)it's german made,if so more then likely it would be marked,at least"Germany,Soligene,etc.)could be American CUSTOM such as scagel,scagel marked his knives w/a little squiggly mark that would be hard to see if corrided over,etc.ANY Clearer pic's???i'll keep lookig!
 

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The way it was put together makes me suspect that any makers mark may be hidden under the brass guard, i hesitate to disassemble the knife to find out, i will try to get clearer pics but my Cannon a85 has seen better days. :wink:
 

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Blacksheep said:
The way it was put together makes me suspect that any makers mark may be hidden under the brass guard, i hesitate to disassemble the knife to find out, i will try to get clearer pics but my Cannon a85 has seen better days. :wink:
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Ya don't take it apart,cleaning more will help if marked&if so it(in most cases)will be on tang,or blade NOT hidden(in most cases)&clearer pics would help me&others,thank's!
 

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Nice antler handle, I have one sort of like it myself. :icon_jokercolor:
 

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I think I read about that knife...something about Injun Joe....or Huck Finn or something....

probably a murder weapon hidden under the last place the police would look..under the hot stove...too much chance of getting burned...
 

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