Old and New Patch Knife from the 2013 Lake Cumberland Show
Rev War/F & I War small patch knife with hanging hook (possibly hung with a pick & brush & powder measure). Dug at Lake George, NY. From a Albany, NY Collector
Photographed at the 2013 Lake Cumberland Show by Jan Riser.
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l question the provenance; a lot of these have come in from china in the last fifteen years - various handle materials
ReplyDeleteBrian Anderson