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Keith D





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PostPosted: Wed 11 Jan, 2012 3:01 pm    Post subject: Knife Identification (Canadian?)         Reply with quote

My father found this knife when he was younger (~1958) He recently asked me if I could use the powers of the Internet to find some historical information about it. It was found in a remote location near Beresford, New Brunswick, Canada.

They had it appraised locally which resulted in:
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1 Hand Wrought Iron Hand Dagger (or Letter Opener?) with Folksy Fleur-de-Lys on Hand Tip. Important Canadiana Value. $350


I would appreciate any sort of information about this. I tried googling (regular and image search) with every keyword I could think of and wasn't able to find anything.

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Scott S.




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PostPosted: Wed 11 Jan, 2012 3:58 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hi Keith!

While you're waiting for a more informed response, I'm going to hazard a guess and say that piece may just be a one-off blacksmith design, perhaps a demonstration since no real amount of time seems to have been put into it. It does not look practical as a hand-held object either, however there may still be some kind of folk/crafts provenance behind it.
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PostPosted: Thu 12 Jan, 2012 7:10 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

fancy picket pin?
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