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Old 18th February 2010, 01:08 AM   #1
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Default CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR ANTIQUE BOWIE KNIFE-TENNESSEE

Well folks it looks like another ebay seller has done it again. Take a look at the description, this guy can really spin a tale!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT I bet someone is going to be really unhappy when they find out where their Johnnie Reb dagger is actually from.

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Old 18th February 2010, 01:28 AM   #2
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It looks like you can make a bit of a killing in the Civil War market with Filipino knives....
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Old 18th February 2010, 02:14 AM   #3
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'Twas ever thus, David .

I think Bernie Levine has a few thoughts on this subject on his site .
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Old 18th February 2010, 04:59 AM   #4
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Yup. I have seen tons of PI daggers sold as either Spanish or Confederate. Sad really.
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Old 18th February 2010, 05:46 AM   #5
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HAHA Imagine all the Filipino daggers with the "KKK" stamped on them that are misrepresented.
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Old 18th February 2010, 06:42 AM   #6
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HAHA Imagine all the Filipino daggers with the "KKK" stamped on them that are misrepresented.
One of the largest exhibitors at the Milwaukee gun show has a very nice one, he is convinced it is one of the earliest Klan daggers.
I've explained to him what it is & made him good offers but he's convinced it's early Klan & wants several thousand.
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Old 19th February 2010, 08:14 PM   #7
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Take a close look at the band behind the guard and grip material and tell me what you think.
Webbing, right ?

The webbing hanger must be WW 2 period, not ?

Nice big bold looking dagger by the way, I can imagine that you buy the civil war story if you are not into Philipine stuff
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Old 19th February 2010, 08:23 PM   #8
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Webbing, right ?

The webbing hanger must be WW 2 period, not ?

Nice big bold looking dagger by the way, I can imagine that you buy the civil war story if you are not into Philipine stuff
And if you're not an experienced CW collector .
Education costs money .

It's a nice Philippine dagger, but I don't think any of us want to see these go for so much .







At least until we have stopped collecting .
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Old 19th February 2010, 09:39 PM   #9
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Rick, You are right about it being a nice knife and about prices AFTER we quit collecting I would have been happy to add this to my collection if the price had not gone through the roof because of mislabeling. The missing parts could have been replaced to make it whole again very easily. I thought that I would add a picture of the knife in question (auction picture) along with a picture of one that I have for comparison.

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Old 19th February 2010, 10:06 PM   #10
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along with a picture of one that I have for comparison.
Robert, that is a nice one too. A Mexican Rebellion knife ?

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Old 19th February 2010, 10:23 PM   #11
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"Robert, that is a nice one too. A Mexcian Rebellion knife ?"

No, This is a rare side knife from the war of 1812
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Old 19th February 2010, 10:42 PM   #12
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Rick, You are right about it being a nice knife and about prices AFTER we quit collecting I would have been happy to add this to my collection if the price had not gone through the roof because of mislabeling. The missing parts could have been replaced to make it whole again very easily. I thought that I would add a picture of the knife in question (auction picture) along with a picture of one that I have for comparison.

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These are rather interesting. Your straight quillion example looks like it has a strong Spanish influence? How thick is the blade Robert? Lovely example BTW.
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Old 19th February 2010, 10:58 PM   #13
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Hello Gene,
Yes these show a very strong Spanish influence in their overall design. The triangular blade on my example is 1/4 inch thick at the guard. Like I said earlier, I would loved to have added the one from the auction to my collection.

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