knife brass handguard

[mspence]

I found this knife in a river bank on an old CW ford. Anyone have any ideas if its CW








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[kuger]

That will be a damn tough call...there are an infinite number of styles and types of hand guards that changed very little for many,many years

 

[BosnMate]

The way it's rusted away it sure looks old enough. No matter, it's really a cool find.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Although it might not be one, it's shape and guard significantly resembles a British-made "Sheffield Fighting Kinfe." Many were imported to America during the civil war. See pages 117 & 118 in the book "The Blockade Runner Modern Greece And Her Cargo." That ship was carrying military weapons and ordnance (among other goods) to the Confederacy when it was sunk by yankee navy warships near Wilmington NC in June 1862. The book shows many items from her cargo, recovered by scuba-divers in the 1960 and 70s.

 

[mspence]

Although it might not be one, it's shape and guard significantly resembles a British-made "Sheffield Fighting Kinfe." Many were imported to America during the civil war. See pages 117 & 118 in the book "The Blockade Runner Modern Greece And Her Cargo." That ship was carrying military weapons and ordnance (among other goods) to the Confederacy when it was sunk by yankee navy warships near Wilmington NC in June 1862. The book shows many items from her cargo, recovered by scuba-divers in the 1960 and 70s.

Awesome info! Thanks for lesson as well.

 

[mspence]

The way it's rusted away it sure looks old enough. No matter, it's really a cool find.

Thanks, I've found lots of CW bullets a few buttons etc from this area. But it's a tough call.

 

[mspence]

That will be a damn tough call...there are an infinite number of styles and types of hand guards that changed very little for many,many years

Yeah, I'm afraid that's the case. Thanks.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

tang stamp...look for the tang stamp...clear method to identify knives...