🔎 UNIDENTIFIED How old is this knife I found metal detecting is it civil war period I found it metal detecting in a creek where a civil war battle site took place

[savinghistoryalway.s]

 

[cajundetector]

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I wish I could help with the dating but neat find regardless! Fairly sure someone on the site will point you in the right direction.

 

[ticndig]

If What I'm seeing is plastic over pot metal on the handle it can't be too old.

 

[savinghistoryalway.s]

If What I'm seeing is plastic over pot metal on the handle it can't be too old.

Thank you

 

[savinghistoryalway.s]

I wish I could help with the dating but neat find regardless! Fairly sure someone on the site will point you in the right direction.

Thank you