MYSTERY KNIFE

[dogwood]

THERE HAS BEEN NO HISTORY FOUND ON THIS KNIFE, OTHER THAN WHERE AND WHEN I FOUND IT. IN 1978 MY FAMILY MOVED INTO AN OLD FARM HOUSE IN NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS. THE HOUSE HAD FIVE ROOMS, YEARS BEFORE I MOVED THERE, IT ONLY HAD THREE ROOMS. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN A "T" SHAPE, THE LIVING ROOM WAS WIDE AND LONG WITH A DOOR LEADING TO THE KITCHEN ON THE LEFT AND ONE LEADING TO THE BEDROOM ON THE RIGHT. BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS WAS A CHIMNEY WHICH WAS FALLING DOWN CAUSING THE WOOD FLOOR TO BE UNEVEN. WE HAD TO FIX IT. IN THE BEDROOM BEHIND THE CHIMNEY WAS A BIG WALK IN CLOSET I HAD TO GET EVERY THING OUT OF. AS I WAS CLEANING, I STEPPED ON A LOOSE BOARD. WE HAD TO TAKE THE BOARDS UP ANYWAY, SO I PULLED THAT PARTICULAR BOARD UP. I GOT A LIGHT AND LOOKED IN THE HOLE. THERE WAS A RAG THAT LOOKED LIKE A PIECE OF AN OLD COTTON PICK SACK. I REMOVED IT. AND THERE IT WAS, "THE MYSTERY KNIFE". I HAD NEVER SEEN A KNIFE LIKE THAT. I HAVE ASK A FEW PEOPLE ABOUT IT, AND SEARCHED THE WEB, HOPING TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT IT. I HAD NO LUCK FINDING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WOULD LOVE KNOW THE HISTORY OF THIS KNIFE. WHO MADE IT, WHERE DID IT COME FROM, AND WHY WAS IT UNDER THE HOUSE?







The male figures on the handle have crowns on their heads. It appears there may have been a ring around the hand. The color on the handle has faded, which may indicate it had been used a lot. The blade is 14 1/4 inches long. From the handle to the tip of the sheath is 23 1/2 inches long. The leather on the sheath is not the original leather. I put that on there in 1979 because the original leather had deteriorated.

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THANK YOU,