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The Praying Hands Pocket knife
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:29 am
by SFC ADP
This knife is in a local antique store, and the tag states it was found at Ft. Sumner, no scales, and as you can see the old pocket knife has seen better days.
Any guesses on the price they are asking for this item?
Picture was taken with a camera phone so not the greatest!
Re: The Praying Hands Pocket knife
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:20 am
by singin46
I'll throw out a guess, $350.00?
Re: The Praying Hands Pocket knife
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:46 am
by Paladin
If it was Ft. Sumner, NM, they probably found a way to link it to Billy the Kid.
Re: The Praying Hands Pocket knife
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:12 am
by SFC ADP
$400 was the asking price of this relic... It is neat looking but I can't say I could spend that money on a knife in this bad of shape, with no evidence of any historical significance.
Re: The Praying Hands Pocket knife
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:26 pm
by jljr1944
Just another cheap knife in a antique store with an inflated price.
By the way Pallidin, Hico Texas takes a lot of credit for Billy the Kid items. They even claim he is buried there.
Re: The Praying Hands Pocket knife
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:51 am
by Paladin
Seems like someone had a DNA test and Hico lost out on that, didn't they?
Re: The Praying Hands Pocket knife
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:36 pm
by jljr1944
The people in Hico don't recognize DNA tests. That's because all of them have the same DNA.
Re: The Praying Hands Pocket knife
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:32 pm
by gringo
there is a little known theory amongst southwest historians...that 'billiy the kid' was not killed due to his being a crazed murderer...but because he was rather fond of married catholic ladies...
so it is possible everyone in hico is related to mr. bonney.
( he was killed in a married woman's bedroom.)
Re: The Praying Hands Pocket knife
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:14 pm
by Knife Nut
Now there's a history lesson!!
Paul