Back in 1975 or so, a friend of mine ordered this knife from a relatively unknown blacksmith. I slobbered and drooled over it, but the knife stayed in my friends possession.
Fast forward 25 years and four states away, I was in a small town pawn/antique/muzzleloader shop (Montanans tend to make sure they are utilizing space well.....Like..... filling station/quilting/brain surgery store....) I came upon the exact same knife!! I asked the shop owner where he had acquired it, and apparently my friend had sold it to him at a gun show a few years before. I asked after my friend (I had lost track of him many years before), only to find that he had passed shortly after the gun show
I acquired the knife for nearly the same amount he paid in 1975 ($175), brought it home, and promptly lost it in the bottom of a cedar chest until just recently. I used to know the name of the blacksmith, but over the years I lost that as well... It is quite a large Bowie/bel duque ?? The blade is almost 10 inches and the Ivory scales (including the bolster) measures 4 1/2 inches.
I can't make out the one touch mark, but the other appears to be a double crucifix of some sort
The workmanship is first rate!
Thanks,
Tom W.
Any help would be appreciated
