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Is this that I got from the first confederate regiment or something mistake the stick

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:17 am
by Blasty
Where do you guys think about this? Is it a confederate?

Re: Is this that I got from the first confederate regiment or something mistake the stick

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:39 pm
by Ridgegrass
Can't say. What makes you think it is? A few clearer pics of the pommel, the guard, and blade, and some dimensions might help. J.O'.

Re: Is this that I got from the first confederate regiment or something mistake the stick

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:40 pm
by 98src
Isn't that a knife sharpening steel?

Re: Is this that I got from the first confederate regiment or something mistake the stick

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:17 pm
by dsutton24
Hard to tell much from the pictures. If it has a triangular blade with a fairly wide spine it's probably a machinist's scraper. Since the Confederacy only lasted four years or so it's unlikely to be Confederate,

Re: Is this that I got from the first confederate regiment or something mistake the stick

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:12 pm
by ea42
I think it's a handle from an old Van Camp steel that someone jambed a blade into:
Van Camp Steel.jpg
Eric