Very Rare Confederate Leech & Rigdon Large
Fighting Knife & Scabbard
{ In my personal Collection }
{ Sorry not for sale at this Time }
Identified Confederate Very Rare Fighting Knife
Pvt. L.L. Everhart 42nd North Carolina Infantry
came right from the Family descendants
{ SOLD }
Confederate Large Bowie Knife blacksmith made
from a File & original Tin Sheath { SOLD }
Captured Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife
Captain William H. Sackett 3rd & 11th Infantry
Captured March 14th 1862 at the Battlefield of
Newbern North Carolina { SOLD }
Confederate D-Guard & Sheath Pictured in the
Antique Bowie Knife Book { SOLD }
Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife & original
Tin Sheath, in Confederate Bowie Knifes Book
Pvt/Sgt/1st Sgt William C. McCord 34th North Carolina infantry Company G.
{ IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION }
{ Sorry not for sale at this Time }
Very rare Identified Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife with its Original medal tin Sheath pictured in the Confederate Bowie Knifes Book Pvt/Sgt/1st Sgt William C. McCord 34th North Carolina infantry. overall length 19 1/4 inches & blade length 14 inches this is pictured in the Confederate Bowie Knife Book on page 240.
He was first in the " Witherspoon Guards "
Pvt. Charles F. McDuffey 21st Alabama Infantry
Sgt. Charles McDuffee 32rd Alabama Infantry
{ This is one of the Finest Identified Confederate
D-Guard`s that's in a Private Collection }
{ IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION }
{ Sorry not for sale at this Time }
VERY RARE LARGE IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE D-GUARD THAT IS PICTURED IN THE CONFEDERATE BOWIE KNIFE BOOK PAGE 152 AND THE LARGE KNIFE WAS MADE IN ALABAMA, IT MEASURES OVERALL LENGTH 23 1/4 INCHES BLADE LENGTH 17 1/4 INCHES BLADE THICKNESS .33 INCHES BLADE WIDTH AT RICASSO 2 1/8 MAXIMUM BLADE WIDTH 2 3/16 INCHES, SCABBARD BLACK PAINTED TIN.
THE SOLDIERS NAME IS SCRATCHED ACROSS THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF BOTH SIDES AND VARIOUS SLOGANS ON MEDAL SHEATH.
{ " C.F. McDUFFEE " "SHEFFIELD KNIFE " AND " SWEET YANKEE SLAYER " HOW I LOVE YOU WHEN YOU RUN FROM US IN A FIGHT " }
THIS VERY RARE CONFEDERATE FIGHTING KNIFE WAS SOLD BY CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE OF NEW YORK IN 1992 FOR $30,000.00 & THEN IN 2009 IT WAS SOLD TO DR. JOSEPH MURPHY WAS WELL KNOWN FOR COLLECTING THE BEST RELICS ON THE MARKET, HE WAS EVEN THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK ON CONFEDERATE RIFLES & MUSKETS.
THERE`S EVEN A DOCUMENT APPRAISED BY CONFEDERATE EXPERT JOHN SEXTON TO DR. MURPHY IN 2009 & IT COMES WITH ALL OF HIS MILITARY RECORDS & OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT COMES WITH IT.
{ THIS IS THE RAREST IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE D-GUARD KNIFE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED }
THE SOLDIERS NAME IS SCRATCHED ACROSS THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF BOTH SIDES AND VARIOUS SLOGANS ON MEDAL SHEATH.
{ " C.F. McDUFFEE " "SHEFFIELD KNIFE " AND " SWEET YANKEE SLAYER " HOW I LOVE YOU WHEN YOU RUN FROM US IN A FIGHT " }
THIS VERY RARE CONFEDERATE FIGHTING KNIFE WAS SOLD BY CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE OF NEW YORK IN 1992 FOR $30,000.00 & THEN IN 2009 IT WAS SOLD TO DR. JOSEPH MURPHY WAS WELL KNOWN FOR COLLECTING THE BEST RELICS ON THE MARKET, HE WAS EVEN THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK ON CONFEDERATE RIFLES & MUSKETS.
THERE`S EVEN A DOCUMENT APPRAISED BY CONFEDERATE EXPERT JOHN SEXTON TO DR. MURPHY IN 2009 & IT COMES WITH ALL OF HIS MILITARY RECORDS & OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT COMES WITH IT.
{ THIS IS THE RAREST IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE D-GUARD KNIFE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED }
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Large 1800`s Bowie Spear Point Fighting Knife
with Original Military Scabbard, bought this
from the Famous Bowie Knife Collector
Floyd Ritter my good friend
Identified: Famous Fighting Bowie Knife
That belonged to my Family member
Pvt. Charles Wandling 9th Hawkins Zouaves
New York Infantry Company K.
{ Historical Identified Wood head Knife }
{ In My Personal Collection }
{ Sorry never for sale my Family Knife }
1850`s Identified Wood head Fighting Knife from Sheffield England. Union Pvt. Charles Wandling, 9th co. k Hawkins Zouaves, New York V.V. I. It has etching on the blade consisting of Swirls and Motto "Americans ask nothing but what is right & submit to nothing that is wrong". In the middle of blade there is an Eagle and letters that read OK. Also etched "United States the land of the free and the Home of the Brave". overall length is 14 inches & the Clip Point blade is 9 1/4 inches. It was in three major Battles: Roanoke Island, N.C. 2/08/62- Camden or South Mills, N.C. 4/19/62- Antietam or Sharpsburg, MD. They lost 60% of their Regiment. Featured in the North South Trader`s Civil War Magazine Vol. 29 No. 5/2003.
Captain & Lt.Colonel Benjamin Franklin Pratt
35th Massachusetts & 36th Colored Infantry
{ IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION }
{ Sorry not for sale at this Time }
This knife is identified to Lt. Colonel Benjamin Franklin Pratt 35th Massachusetts Infantry wounded at Antietam Md. Sept. 17th, 1862. Then was assigned to the 36th Colored Infantry U.S. The Ricasso stamped with General Taylor on horseback & etching on the ivory handle. Brevet Brig-Gen 3/13/1865 This Identified knife was owned by Bowie Knife Collector Bill Meyer & Floyd Ritter. All of his military & pension records are included with it. 1850`s Knife Spear Point Blade Size 8 3/4 inches & Overall Length 13 1/2 inches. { LATER WAS A BREVET BRIG. GENERAL }
{ GREAT IDENTIFIED KNIFE } ALSO CHECK OUT THE PRATT SWORD THAT I JUST BOUGHT THAT WAS ALSO WITH HIM AT THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM MD. & FREDERICKSBURG VA. A GREAT SET TOGETHER AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE TOGETHER THE SWORD & FIGHTING KNIFE.
{ GREAT IDENTIFIED KNIFE } ALSO CHECK OUT THE PRATT SWORD THAT I JUST BOUGHT THAT WAS ALSO WITH HIM AT THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM MD. & FREDERICKSBURG VA. A GREAT SET TOGETHER AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE TOGETHER THE SWORD & FIGHTING KNIFE.
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Confederate Southern Made Double D-Guard
made from a File, Confederate Double D-Guard`s
are very Rare, pictured in the Antique Bowie
Knife Journal No. 1 2022 { SOLD }
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Confederate Georgia Arsenal very Large D-Guard
Knife & Original Leather Sheath { SOLD }
Black Smith Southern made Confederate
D-Guard Clip Point Blade & old Leather Sheath
Large Southern Confederate Fighting Knife
{ Bought from Bowie Knife Expert Floyd Ritter }
{ IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION }
{ Sorry not for sale at the Time }
THIS IS A VERY NICE BIG FIGHTING CLIP POINT BOWIE KNIFE IT WAS SOLD TO ME FROM FLOYD RITTER BOWIE KNIFE COLLECTOR & EXPERT. IT WAS SOLD TO HIM MANY YEARS AGO FROM COLLECTOR FROM BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA IN 1984.
THIS SOUTHERN MADE BLACK SMITH D-GUARD KNIFE IS MADE FROM A WAGON WHEEL OR BUGGY SPRING VERY RARE. IT HAS THE NEATEST WOOD HANDLE & OVER ALL LENGTH 17 INCHES & BLADE LENGTH 12 INCHES. THE LEATHER SHEATH THAT FITS IT LIKE A GLOVE IS 13 INCHES IN LENGTH. UPDATE ON 9/18/2015 FLOYD RITTER ANTIQUE COLLECTOR & BOWIE KNIFE EXPERT SIGNED A DOCUMENTATION LETTER STATING THAT HE SOLD THIS TO ME YEARS AGO & HE BOUGHT IT FROM BOWIE KNIFE EXPERT THAT WROTE BOOKS ON KNIFES HOWARD COLE COLLECTOR BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA.
{ IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS }
THIS SOUTHERN MADE BLACK SMITH D-GUARD KNIFE IS MADE FROM A WAGON WHEEL OR BUGGY SPRING VERY RARE. IT HAS THE NEATEST WOOD HANDLE & OVER ALL LENGTH 17 INCHES & BLADE LENGTH 12 INCHES. THE LEATHER SHEATH THAT FITS IT LIKE A GLOVE IS 13 INCHES IN LENGTH. UPDATE ON 9/18/2015 FLOYD RITTER ANTIQUE COLLECTOR & BOWIE KNIFE EXPERT SIGNED A DOCUMENTATION LETTER STATING THAT HE SOLD THIS TO ME YEARS AGO & HE BOUGHT IT FROM BOWIE KNIFE EXPERT THAT WROTE BOOKS ON KNIFES HOWARD COLE COLLECTOR BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA.
{ IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS }
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