Old Knife

[EC.Mason]

I found this today in a large rock shelter. Im not saying this is from the Civil War, but I found it where a friend of mine found a bayonet from the Civil War. Any ideas? Thanks for looking.

 

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[Msbeepbeep]

Nice find! Maybe there's some way to date it

 

[creskol]

That's a cool find! Looks quite beefy and substantial!

 

[Tnmountains]

Enough left for electrolysis? You never know I found a really cool trade hatchet one time.

 

[EC.Mason]

I wish there was. So far I'm drawing a blank on it.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Yep, definitely a CW era find. I found a handle part of one just like yours in a CW era camp where every item was of that period. However it looks like a portion of your handle has deteriorated or has broken off.