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Posted by 01_GT (Member # 2695) on :

well at least i think its a WWI knife... found it cleaning up the attic of my new house, has "U.S. L.F.& C. 1917" stamped on the metal and "Lt. B.R.F." carved on the wooden handle along with a bunch of tally marks... wonder if its worth anything...

Posted by two-gun kid (Member # 5891) on :

the talley marks could be the amount of people that were killed with that knife.

Posted by 02GeeTee (Member # 5905) on :

quote:
Originally posted by two-gun kid:
the talley marks could be the amount of people that were killed with that knife.

If that really is a tally count. Then, that's a lot of dead bastards. [Eek!]

Posted by FasterDamnit (Member # 442) on :

Looks like a M1917 trench knife- US Army.

http://www.brucecanfield.com/usinfantry1.html

And a value...

http://www.gundersonmilitaria.com/picturedisplay.html?knifem1917trenchlfcnoscabGmG

Google is a very cool thing.

[ November 24, 2005, 07:17 PM: Message edited by: FasterDamnit ]

Posted by WantedCOBRA (Member # 3150) on :

That is an awesome find man. Since you wont really get that much for it why dont you try and find out who it belonged to? Maybe a little history about the knife can help you sell it or take it the antiques road show!

James

Posted by DOPE 50 (Member # 5892) on :

Thats sick man i would just go and keep it [patriot]

Posted by 89point. (Member # 6078) on :

keep it or see if that person has kids and give it to them it, maybe its been passed down over generations and got missed placed i would love to have something like that if it was meant to be in my family.

Posted by charged04 (Member # 1078) on :

hmmm...problem is if he brings it up to the previous owners, they could be full of shit and say it's theirs...unless they were the only people who have ever owned the house.

Posted by 89point. (Member # 6078) on :

find where the knife is from exactly it seems like its leiutenit (or however you spell it) then theres the persons initials there has to be a way to fins out the info or something.

Posted by 01_GT (Member # 2695) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 89point.:
keep it or see if that person has kids and give it to them it, maybe its been passed down over generations and got missed placed i would love to have something like that if it was meant to be in my family.

Yea thats what i was thinkning... Its a cool knife but at the same time im not really a big collector so it would be cool to give it to the family, that is if there is any family members... but i would amagine it would be pretty hard to locate the family.

Posted by 5OHS5OH (Member # 4665) on :

The county assesors office could show you the past owners of the house, maybe you'll get lucky and the initials will fit an owner. Or, find the oldest neighbor and ask them if they knew who was in the house.

Posted by jordan_0806 (Member # 5888) on :

if it's killed a king or hitler...it maybe worth a lot of money..

J/k...good find....knives like those run about $200 to $250...depending on the collector....

Posted by 9cobra9 (Member # 4470) on :

Nice find...personally i would keep it and pass it down my family (greedy bastard i know) but it would be very cool to find out who that belonged to and give it to his family.

Posted by 89point. (Member # 6078) on :

could keep it and give it to your grandkids later and tell them it was yours and make up some wild story about the initials being the first person you killed and the tallys the rest, they just werent as important as the first kill so they didnt get there names carved on it. just watch out that dude doesnt come haunting you looking for that fucker.

Posted by 88DroptopGT (Member # 2535) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 89point.:
could keep it and give it to your grandkids later and tell them it was yours and make up some wild story about the initials being the first person you killed and the tallys the rest, they just werent as important as the first kill so they didnt get there names carved on it. just watch out that dude doesnt come haunting you looking for that fucker.

LMAO.

Posted by archersgt (Member # 5177) on :

quote:
Originally posted by jordan_0806:
if it's killed a king or hitler...it maybe worth a lot of money..

J/k...good find....knives like those run about $200 to $250...depending on the collector....

Hitler killed himself.. [Big Grin]

Posted by 02GeeTee (Member # 5905) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 88DroptopGT:

quote:
Originally posted by 89point.:
could keep it and give it to your grandkids later and tell them it was yours and make up some wild story about the initials being the first person you killed and the tallys the rest, they just werent as important as the first kill so they didnt get there names carved on it. just watch out that dude doesnt come haunting you looking for that fucker.
LMAO.

Fuck that! If he does come back to haunt you. Then stab him with that goddamn knife!

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