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Lot 366

[CIVIL WAR] Confederate Coffin-Handle Knife

Estimate: $750 - $1,500
Starting Bid
$100

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$50,000 $5,000

SOUTHERN COFFIN-HANDLE BOWIE KNIFE 

 

Southern United States, circa 1840-1865. Blade 14 in., overall 19 in. 

 

A classic example of a locally made Southern fighting knife, wIth a long double-edged blade that tapers dramatically. WIth a wooden coffin-shaped grip secured with a single iron pin.

 

[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Swords, Knives, Bowie Knives, Knife, Cutlass, Cutlasses, Blades]

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