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Phillip Gillespies Knife

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Dale Halterman:
That's a big knife, Sam. Were knives that size common in the hills?

Any idea how it was carried? What type of scabbard would go with it?

Dale H

Sam Everly:
I am just guessing, but i think he made it right before he joined the union army .It is to big for a hunting knife,I think. As far as a sheath , i have no idea . I have seen some sheaths for bowies from that time, i think it may have had one of them . Just covering the blade with a loop on back for the belt .   

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