Original Antique Civil War Confederate Arkansas Toothpick
This is a amazing antique knife, its 13 1/2 inches long overall with a 9 1/4 inch double edged blade. Its forged from a large file, you can still see some of the file teeth on its surface. Its stamped with a primitive maker mark "R". Its a distinct looking mark and would be interesting to find out who done it.
The knife has a brass guard and pommel cap, with a hardwood handle that has very decorative brass collars on each end. This knife comes with its original sheath for a perfect fit with the knife. The sheath is sewn along the middle of the back with a brass collar around the throat with a brass loop on one side, also the tip is made of brass and copper.
The guard and pommel are tight the brass collars are loose. This entire piece is in beautiful untouched as found condition that has probably sat in the attic for many years. The item "Original Antique Civil War Confederate Arkansas Toothpick" is in sale since Friday, April 15, 2016.
This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Edged Weapons". The seller is "kojin22" and is located in Nebraska. This item can be shipped worldwide.