Forged saber/knife
04 February 2018
Description

Metal forged knife. 14 inches total length, blade is 9.25 inches. The handle is shaped like a bird of some sort. It has a star stamped in the middle of the handle as well as a “V” at the blade end of the handle on both sides. Weighs a little over 12 ounces.

Provenance

Found it in a ditch.

Acquired from
Other
For sale
Yes
Answered within about 1 hour
By Klaus
Feb 04, 13:52 UTC
Fair Market Value
$100 - $200 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. The knife blade has the shape of a bowie knife, the handle ist made from cast aluminum, the quality of execution is that of an amateur folk art artist. Star and Eagle would point to the USA at a point in history when there was a larger supply of excess Aluminum. Which would narrow the search to your neighborhood, the prisoner of war camp in West Helena in 1946. This might have been a present of a german or italian prisoner of war to his former captors. For further reading:Faust, Kate. “Remembrances of the Prisoner of War Camp in West Helena, Arkansas.” Phillips County Historical Quarterly 16 (September 1978): 31–39.
The estimate is based on similar items sold at auction, but with the local history attached to the knife it might be higher.
I hope the information provided was helpful to you.

Justin clifton Feb 05, 03:50 UTC

Wow I was not expecting to get that much in depth information! I never dreamed it would actually have any history behind it. Thank you so much!

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