Confederate Soldier Tintype IDed Huge Bowie Knife Civil War Photo 1860s Uniform
Wonderful image of a IDed Confederate Soldier with a Huge Bowie Knife & ready for action. It looks like it might be one of the Georgia Class Bowie Knives. The image is a tintype, tall 1/6 plate in a full 1/4 plate case with broken hinge.
I believe the reason for the larger case is that part of the detail would be lost in the 1/6 plate case & mask. The belt buckle is completely hidden from view (dern it). The uniform with the black collar & cuffs might be from NC, though I have similar ones from a Chattanooga TN unit, but it also had black coat pocket tops.
This image came from an estate in Chickamauga GA. Sorry, but there are 2 possible IDs on this one. Lightly penciled on the backside of the plate is.. Included behind the back glass (the plate is sandwiched between 2 sheets of glass) is a brown inked piece of paper with "Uncl (Uncle) Reuben Kilch---" or "Kilre----" or "Kild (killed)".The case hinge is broken & the opposing soft pad is fading, Charlie Harris. The item "Confederate Soldier Tintype IDed Huge Bowie Knife Civil War Photo 1860s Uniform" is in sale since Saturday, November 12, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs".
The seller is "relicnut" and is located in Ooltewah, Tennessee. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, to all countries in Europe, to all countries in continental Asia, to Australia, to New Zealand.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States