Old British 8th Revolutionary War 1812 Army Knife, Fur Trade Us Reenactor Dagger For Sale

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HOW ABOUTA REVOLUTIONARY WAR / WAR OF 1812 / FUR TRADE ERA REENACTORSDAGGER!!....WITH A BRITISH 8thREGIMENT MILITARY COAT BUTTONPOMMEL CAP !!THE BRITISH '8th'SERVED INTHE GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR & WAR OF 1812 TOSECURE THE FUR TRADE ROUTES....AND THEIR WEALTH. THEY SERVED EXTENSIVELY DURING THE CONFLICTS. BASED OUT OF DETROIT, NIAGRA & MICHILIMACK THEY WERE UTILIZED DURING THE REVOLUTION AS FAR SOUTH AS RAIDS INTO KENTUCKY...;.INCLUDING AN EXPEDITION TO GRAND PORTAGE, AND BATTLE AT FORT STANWIX. THE WAR OF 1812 SAW THEM PROTECTING CANADA, WITH COMBAT FROM TORONTO TO NEW YORK STATE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REENACTORS KNIFE - IT LOOKS OLD....BUT IT AIN'T !! IT IS A NICE SIDEARM FOR THE 'LOYALIST', AND A GREAT 'WAR SOUVENIR' FOR THE COLONIAL REBEL!!

YOU ARE offerDING ON A DAGGER WITH MORE OF A'GREAT LAKES' ARMY STYLEITHAS A DOUBLE EDGE BLADE...WITH A RAISED MEDIAN LINE.THEBLADEIS 6 1/2" LONG. THE BLADE ISSTAINED -BUTSOLID & FULLY FUNCTIONAL.REALLY GOOD LOOKING. THE BLADE IS UNMARKED AS TO MAKER.

THERE IS AHEAVY BRASS -STRAIGHT- 'DAGGER STYLE' GUARD. THE GRIP IS A GREAT LAKES REGION WHITE-TAIL DEER HORN, WITH A CAST PEWTER'K 8' POMMELCAP. REENACTOR WEAR & PATINA, BUTVERY SOLID.OVERALL LENGTH IS ABOUT 10 3/4".ONE-OF-A-KIND AND LOOKS ANCIENT...BUT YOU CAN PLAY WITH IT!! PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER sales FOR A SIMILARBRITISH'NEW FOUNDLAND Rgt' DAGGER!!

A 'CLASSIC DAGGER'LIKE THISWOULD PROBABLY ALSO WORK WELL FOR THE MEDIEVAL ERA thru COWBOY / SASS, STEAMPUNKERA REENACTOR. A GOOD ONE FOR THE COLLECTOR OF 'INTERESTING' KNIVESTOO !! SORRY, BUT US buyers ONLY ON THIS ITEM. IRELAND & UK HAVE BANNED VIRTUALLY ALL KNIFE LISTINGS...AND OTHER COUNTRIES ARE INCREASINGLY RESTRICTIVE. WELCOME TO THE BRAVE NEW WORLD!!

WHY DO I USE THE TERM 'REENACTOR?? BECAUSE THAT IS WHO I GOT THEM FROM OVER THE YEARS ! WE LIVE IN A HISTORY RICH AREA OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER - FUR TRADE ACTIVITY DATES BACK TO THE 1600"s !!!HISTORIC REENACTING HAS BEEN ACTIVE FOROVER FIFTY YEARS, AND 'INTERESTING' KNIVES HAVE BEEN A BIG PART OF IT SINCE THE START. FEW WERE MARKED, AND ALL HAVE A NICE 'PATINA' BY NOW!! I DON'T DO 'CARBON DATING', AND I'M NOT GOOD AT TALL TALES...SO -FOR ME-THEY ARE ALL 'REENACTOR KNIVES'. I THOUGHT THEY WERE 'NEAT' WHEN I SWAPPED OR BOUGHT 'EM...AND THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH.

AS USUAL, A LOW START & . PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER sales! IF YOU LIKED THIS ITEM, YOU WILL PROBABLYLIKE MY OTHER STUFF TOO!!

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