Pickwick knives

[Crow Terminator]

Here is my newest frame. I've taken a serious liking to Pickwick blades. I hope to fill the whole frame with high quality specimens and materials. This is what I have so far. Most of these are 4 inches plus. I have dover, fort payne, sonora, hornstone, and buffalo river there, plus one or two others I am unsure about.

 

[DoubleRidge]

Absolutely beautiful!!!

 

[Teacher]

Life time of looking right before our eyes! Beautiful display.

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[RUGER]

Wow !

 

[Crow Terminator]

My birthday was yesterday the 14th. This bad boy was my present to myself!

 

[DoubleRidge]

Beutiful!! Happy birthday!!

 

[Crow Terminator]

Here's one a guy at a show had. I wanted it bad but didn't have the cash on me. Also from Hardin County.

 

[Lost Lake]

Here's one a guy at a show had. I wanted it bad but didn't have the cash on me. Also from Hardin County. View attachment 113820

That one is ultra nice! Love some good Dover.

 

[Tennrock]

Nice. I like them too! The way these things were resharpened, you can tell they were knives. Wayne & Decatur counties.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Very nice! They don't get the love of notched points or paleo pieces but I really like em.

 

[CATCHDAWG]

Here's one a guy at a show had. I wanted it bad but didn't have the cash on me. Also from Hardin County.

That is a work of art! I have to ask though, if you don't find them yourself, how do you know they are authentic? I know some come with a certificate but still? Serious question. I see some nice points in some antique stores and they generally have a tag of where they were found but how do I really know that? It's basically taking someone for their word and unfortunately that doesn't go very far nowadays. How does one know it wasn't knapped in the backyard?

 

[Crow Terminator]

Modern pieces are relatively easy to spot when you get an eye for what you are collecting. The material used and techniques used to knapp are give always. Material will develop a patina after many hundred or thousands of years in the elements. Anything new will not have the patina on it and will show fresh flaking. You have to know the material for your area.

 

[CATCHDAWG]

@Crow Terminator Speaking of nice stuff, have you ever stopped by the Charles Hall museum in Tellico? VERY nice locally found collection!